Type:
Year Established:
1887
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Credit:
Jeff Gales
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
DELAWARE BAY/BOWERS BEACH
Latitude:
39° 2.9'
Longitude:
75° 11'
City / Town:
BOWERS BEACH
U.S. State:
Delaware
Location County:
KENT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1887
Tower Construction Material:
CAST IRON
Tower Foundation:
SUB CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
59 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
59 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1887
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CLASSICAL REVIVAL (INT)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
CAST IRON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
(SOLAR POWERED)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1887
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017