Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay, Delaware.[1]

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light
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LocationDelaware Breakwater, Delaware
Coordinates38°47′28″N 75°09′34″W / 38.79122°N 75.1595°W / 38.79122; -75.1595
Tower
Constructed1838
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1903 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1903
Focal height14 m (46 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensSix lamps and reflectors (original), fourth order Fresnel lens (1875)
CharacteristicWhite light flashes every 45 seconds

History

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Delaware Breakwater West End Lighthouse was built in 1838. In 1881 this light became the front light of the Delaware Breakwater Range. When this light was deactivated in 1903, the Delaware Breakwater West End Light became the front light in the range. The unoccupied house was destroyed in 1950.

References

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  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information Photography". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 February 2011.