Type:
Year Established:
1837
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
26-lg-20-1b-2015-001-ac_0.jpeg (581.5 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1897
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-20-1b-2015-001-ac
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
North Side Of Delaware Bay/west Of Cape May
Latitude:
39° 10.44'
Longitude:
75° 08.13'
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Abandoned in the 1940s and Structure Lost Due to Beach Erosion; Replaced W/light on Tank Tower
Year Tower Established:
1878
Tower Foundation:
BRICK PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 Feet
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1837
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1868
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018