New Castle Range Front Light

New Castle Range Front Light
New Castle Range Front Light
Location Just south of 314 Bay W Blvd, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates 39°38′33″N 75°35′44″W / 39.642391°N 75.595424°W / 39.642391; -75.595424Coordinates: 39°38′33″N 75°35′44″W / 39.642391°N 75.595424°W / 39.642391; -75.595424
Year first constructed 1876
Year first lit 1964
Automated 1964
Construction Steel
Tower shape Skeletal tower

New Castle Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware [1]

History

The original New Castle Range lights were wooden towers built in 1876. The New Castle Range Rear Light was attached to the keeper’s quarters while the New Castle Range Front Light was a free standing tower. The original front range light was demolished in 1964 when it was replaced by a steel skeletal tower.[2] Both of the current skeletal towers remain an active aid to navigation and are not open to the public.

References

  1. ^ Trapani, Bob (2007). Delaware Lights: A History of Lighthouses in the First State. The History Press. p. 67. ISBN 1596290218. http://books.google.com/books?id=O7IEzRFKyKMC&pg=PA13&dq=Cape+Henlopen+Light&hl=en&ei=4nphTNvCN8WblgfMn4mDCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Cape%20Henlopen%20Light&f=false. 
  2. ^ Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
v · Baker Shoal Range Front Light • Baker Shoal Range Rear Light • Bellevue Range Rear Light • Cape Henlopen Light • Cherry Island Range Rear Light • Christiana North Jetty Light • Delaware Breakwater East End Light • Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light • Fenwick Island Light • Fourteen Foot Bank Light • Harbor of Refuge Light • Liston Range Front Light • Liston Range Rear Light • Mahon River Light • Marcus Hook Range Front Light • Marcus Hook Range Rear Light • Mispillion Light • New Castle Range Front Light • New Castle Range Rear Light • Reedy Island Range Rear Light 14footbk.jpg



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