The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware.[2][3]
 the tower in 1933 | |
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| Location | Adjacent to 718 Grantham Ln, New Castle, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′53.5″N 75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1876 |
| Construction | Wood frame (first) Steel (current) |
| Automated | 1953 |
| Height | 90 feet (27 m) |
| Shape | house with tower on roof (first) Skeletal tower (current) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1953 |
| Deactivated | 1953  |
| Focal height | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Characteristic | continuous green light[1] |
History edit
This range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal; it took its name from the town, somewhat to the northeast of the lights.[4] The rear tower was integral to its dwelling, a two-story frame house, and was located on a 1-acre plot half a mile from the front light. It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953, but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975.[1][3][4]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
- ^ a b "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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