Alternate Name(s):
Smyrna River
Type:
Year Established:
1831
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Mahon River DE.jpg (11.59 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Mahon River Mouth / South Side Delaware Bay
Latitude:
39° 10.40'
Longitude:
75° 23.59'
City / Town:
TAYLORS BRIDGE
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1949
Disposition:
Burned by Vandals 1984; Only Iron Columns Remain Underwater
Year Tower Established:
1875
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
PILINGS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57 feet from water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
57 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1875
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors - later FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1875
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018