Mahon River Lighthouse is a U.S. lighthouse in Port Mahon, Delaware, on the west side of the mouth of the Delaware River.[2]

Mahon River Light
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LocationPort Mahon, Delaware
Coordinates39°11′06″N 75°24′04″W / 39.185°N 75.401°W / 39.185; -75.401
Tower
Constructed1903
ConstructionSteel skeletal tower
Height37 feet (11 m)
ShapeSkeletal tower
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1955 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1955
Focal height37 feet (11 m)
LensFresnel lens
Range7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristicwhite flash every 4 s
Port Mahon Lighthouse
Mahon River Light is located in Delaware
Mahon River Light
Mahon River Light is located in the United States
Mahon River Light
Nearest cityLittle Creek, Delaware
Coordinates39°11′5″N 75°24′4″W / 39.18472°N 75.40111°W / 39.18472; -75.40111
Built1902-1903
NRHP reference No.79000624[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1979

History

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The original Mahon River Lighthouse built in 1903 and was a 2-story wood keeper's house with an octagonal lantern centered on the roof. It was discontinued in 1955, the same year as the current steel skeletal tower was lit. The 1903 lighthouse burned accidentally in 1984. The clubhouse of the Jonathan's Landing Golf Course in Magnolia was built as a replica of the original lighthouse. The current tower is an active aid to navigation and not open to the public.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

 
The pilings are all that remain of the lighthouse

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Bernard L. Herman (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Mahon Lighthouse". National Park Service. and accompanying ninephotos
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