New Castle Range Rear Light
Lighthouse
39°38′53.5″N 75°35′56.4″W / 39.648194°N 75.599000°W / 39.648194; -75.599000Steel (current)
Skeletal tower (current)
The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware.[2][3]
History
This range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal; it took its name from the town, somewhat to the northeast of the lights.[4] The rear tower was integral to its dwelling, a two-story frame house, and was located on a 1-acre plot half a mile from the front light. It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953, but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975.[1][3][4]
Notes
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ a b Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
- ^ a b "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
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Lighthouses of Delaware
- Baker Shoal Range Front Light
- Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
- Bellevue Range Rear Light
- Cape Henlopen Beacon
- Cape Henlopen Light
- Cherry Island Range Rear Light
- Christiana Light
- Christiana North Jetty Light
- Delaware Breakwater East End Light
- Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light
- Delaware Breakwater Range Rear 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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