Cherry Island Range Rear Light

Lighthouse

39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.762077°N 75.489736°W / 39.762077; -75.489736TowerConstructed1880 (first)Foundationconcrete base (current)Constructionmetal skeletal tower (current)
wooden tower (first)Automated1970'sHeight35 feet (11 m) (current)Shapesquare skeletal tower with light (current)
square tower atop a 2-story keeper's house (first)OperatorUnited States Coast Guard^[1]^[2]LightFirst lit1970's (current)Deactivated1970's (first)Focal height120 feet (37 m) (current)Lensn/aCharacteristicF R

Cherry Island Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, just north of the Christina River, Delaware. It is 1,456 yards (1,331 m) behind Cherry Island Range Front Light. The present light is a skeletal tower supporting a red light.

Head keepers

John A. Patterson 1880 – 1910
Lawson Holland 1910 – 1915
Charles E. Marshall 1919 – 1921
Julian Bacon 1930 – 1933
William H. Johnson 1938 – 1941 ^[3]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
^ Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2016
^ "Cherry Island Range, DE". Lighthousefriends.com. 2001–2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.