Type:
Year Established:
1877
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
On shoal in Delaware River
Latitude:
39° 18.3'
Longitude:
75° 22.6'
City / Town:
Greenwich
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
Cumberland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1877
Tower Construction Material:
Cast iron
Tower Foundation:
Cast Iron/Concrete Caisson
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 Shape:
Octagonal w/Mansard Roof
Tower Daymark:
Black on Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1877
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Second Empire Octagonal
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Cast Iron Integral
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Solar Powered
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1877
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017