New Castle Range Rear Light

The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware.[2][3]

New Castle Range Rear Light
the tower in 1933
Map
LocationAdjacent to 718 Grantham Ln, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates39°38′53.5″N 75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W / 39.648194; -75.599000
Tower
Constructed1876
ConstructionWood frame (first)
Steel (current)
Automated1953
Height90 feet (27 m)
Shapehouse with tower on roof (first)
Skeletal tower (current)
Light
First lit1953
Deactivated1953 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height110 feet (34 m)
Characteristiccontinuous green light[1]

History

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This range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal; it took its name from the town, somewhat to the northeast of the lights.[4] The rear tower was integral to its dwelling, a two-story frame house, and was located on a 1-acre plot half a mile from the front light. It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953, but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975.[1][3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ a b Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
  4. ^ a b "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.