Type:
Year Established:
1880
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:
Delaware River
Latitude:
39° 50'
Longitude:
75° 14'
City / Town:
Paulsboro
U.S. State:
New Jersey
Location County:
Gloucester
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1880
Tower Construction Material:
Iron
Tower Foundation:
Stone Masonry
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
112 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
80 feet
Tower Shape:
Skeletal w/central cylinder
Tower Daymark:
Black
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1880
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Farm House
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood on Fieldstone
Other Structures:
Removed circa 1940. Originally oil house, privy, chicken house.
OPTICS
Current Optic:
DCB-24
Original Optic Type:
5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1880
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
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Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017