Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Cherry Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, just north of the Christina River, Delaware. It is 1,456 yards (1,331 m) behind Cherry Island Range Front Light. The present light is a skeletal tower supporting a red light.
 Cherry Island Range Rear Light in 1963 (by USCG) | |
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| Location | Bellefonte Delaware United States |
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| Coordinates | 39.762077°N 75.489736°W |
| Year first constructed | 1880 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1970's (current) |
| Automated | 1970's |
| Deactivated | 1970's (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base (current) |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Tower shape | square skeletal tower with light (current) square tower atop a 2-story keeper's house (first) |
| Tower height | 35 feet (11 m) (current) |
| Focal height | 120 feet (37 m) (current) |
| Original lens | n/a |
| Characteristic | F R |
| Admiralty number | J1309 |
| ARLHS number | USA-165 |
| USCG number | 2-2980 |
| Managing agent | United States Coast Guard[1][2] |
Head keepers
- John A. Patterson 1880 – 1910
- Lawson Holland 1910 – 1915
- Charles E. Marshall 1919 – 1921
- Julian Bacon 1930 – 1933
- William H. Johnson 1938 – 1941 [3]
References
- Cherry Island Range Rear The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 June 2016
- Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2016
- "Cherry Island Range, DE". Lighthousefriends.com. 2001–2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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