Reedy Island Range Rear Light

Reedy Island Range Rear Light

Reedy Island Range Rear Light
Location	Port Penn, Delaware
Year first constructed	1839
Year first lit	1839, reactivated in 1879
Deactivated	1950
Foundation	9 Concrete Piers
Construction	Cast Iron
Tower shape	Skeletal tower
Height	110 ft
Original lens	Fifth order Fresnel lens
Current lens	DCB-224
Characteristic	Flashing white with red sector
ARLHS number	USA-692

Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the south end of Reedy Island on the Delaware River, near Port Penn, Delaware. The Reedy Island Range Front Light is 2.8 miles north on a 22 ft skeletal tower

History

The original Reedy Island light was built in 1839. It was a 44 foot round brick tower and 2 story keeper’s house. The light was reactivated in 1879 and a square tower was placed on top of the original dwelling. The light was discontinued permanently in 1950. The structure was destroyed by fire in 2002. A skeletal tower still stands near the original sight of the lighthouse. The tower is an active aid to navigation

Lighthouses of Delaware

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

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