Type:
Year Established:
1835
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
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File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1897
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Delaware River Near Christiana River.
Latitude:
39° 43.18'
Longitude:
75° 31.15'
City / Town:
WILMINGTON
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1909
Disposition:
Town Down 1939; Site Now Part of Wilmington Landfill
Year Tower Established:
1835
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
48 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTOGONAL ON ROOF OF DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1835
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Historical Information