Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
Location Port Penn, Delaware
Year first constructed 1896
Construction skeletal iron tower on wood pilings
Tower shape Triangular pyramidal
Height 57 feet (17 m)
Characteristic Fixed green

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn, Delaware

History

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Rear Light in Port Penn. It became the Baker Shoal Range Rear Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the channel moving. It is an active aid to navigation.

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