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Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

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Deactivated
  
1903

Year first constructed
  
1838

Opened
  
1838

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Location
  
Delaware Breakwater, Delaware

Original lens
  
Six lamps and reflectors

Current lens
  
1875: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed)

Characteristic
  
White light flashes every 45 seconds

Similar
  
New Castle Range Front Light, New Castle Range Rear Light, Cherry Island Range R, Mahon River Light, Bellevue Range Rear Light

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay, Delaware.

History

Delaware Breakwater West End Lighthouse was built in 1838. In 1881 this light became the front light of the Delaware Breakwater Range. When this light was deactivated in 1903, the Delaware Breakwater West End Light became the front light in the range. The unoccupied house was destroyed in 1950.

References

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light Wikipedia