- Marcus Hook Range Rear Light
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Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Lightouse viewed from shore. Location Just South of Bellefonte, Delaware Coordinates 39°45′44″N 75°30′11″W / 39.76212°N 75.5031°W Year first constructed 1918 Year first lit 1920 Foundation Concrete Construction Reinforced concrete Tower shape Square Height 100 ft Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens Current lens RL-24 Characteristic Flashing white (replaced by fixed red DCB-24 lens in 1980s) Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River Channel near Bellefonte, Delaware. It is 1.6 miles to the southwest of Marcus Hook Range Front Light. [1]
History
The permanent structure was preceded by a temporary light tower erected in 1915.[1] Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse was built in 1918 and was composed of nine sections of reinforced concrete. The Marcus Hook Range Front Light was built in 1925. It sits on a concrete pier in the Delaware River. The Coast Guard made minor repairs to the rear range tower in 2000. In March 2005 the lighthouse became available for transfer under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The original keeper’s quarters is now a private residence. The tower is an active aid to navigation and not open to the public.
See also
- List of lighthouses in Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware
References
- ^ a b Trapani, Bob (2007). Delaware Lights: A History of Lighthouses in the First State. The History Press. p. 138. ISBN 1596290218. http://books.google.com/books?id=O7IEzRFKyKMC&pg=PA138&dq=%22Marcus+Hook+Range+Front+Light%22&hl=en&ei=EMIUTenXMIOBlAebucHnCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Marcus%20Hook%20Range%20Front%20Light%22&f=false.
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