Type:
Year Established:
1838
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
b_931_Cohansey_NJ_1913_US.jpeg (358.83 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1913
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Delaware Bay North Side
Latitude:
39° 20.33'
Longitude:
75° 21.44'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1905
Disposition:
Replaced by a Buoy
Year Tower Established:
1883
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD FRAME
Tower Foundation:
IRON PILES
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
42 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
black lantern on white dwelling
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1883
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD FRAME
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1883
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Historical Information