Reedy Island

Reedy Island

:"see also Reedy Island (Assawoman Bay) and Reedy Island (Isle of Wight Bay) in Maryland."Reedy Island is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on Delaware Bay in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Port Penn, Delaware and 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Salem, New Jersey.

The island was the location of Reedy Island Range Front Light. The Reedy Island Range Rear light, in nearby Taylors Bridge, is a historic lighthouse first established in 1910. The light is operated by the United States Coast Guard. The nearby keeper's house was destroyed by arson in 2002.

ee also

*Pea Patch Island

External links

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/reedy.htm National Park Service: Reedy Island Range Rear Light]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=457 LighthouseFriends.com: Reedy Island Range Rear Light]
* [http://delawarebaylights.org/news_vanish_reedy.htm Reedy Island Rear Light Station: Vanishing]


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