Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1998
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Mouth of Mispillion Creek
Latitude:
38 56.49'
Longitude:
75 18.57'
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1873
Tower Construction Material:
wood frame later steel frame
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
48 feet from water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 feet
Tower Shape:
pyramidal
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1831
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
wood frame
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1873
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Nov 13, 2018