Alternate Name(s):
Reedy Island Range Front
Type:
Year Established:
1839
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Download:
Reedy Island Old DE 1927.jpg (10.53 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1927
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Delaware River Mouth
Latitude:
39° 30.10'
Longitude:
75° 34.20'
City / Town:
TAYLOR'S BRIDGE
U.S. State:
Delaware
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1839
Tower Construction Material:
RUBBLESTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
55 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
54 feet
Tower Shape:
SQUARE ON ROOF OF DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1839
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Reflectors later Fresnel Lens
Year Original Lens Installed:
1853
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Served as front range starting in 1892. REAR RANGE SURVIVES