Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
Rear range light ca. 1933 (USCG)

Location	Port Penn, Delaware
Coordinates	39°32′30″N 75°34′12″W / 39.5416°N 75.5701°W / 39.5416; -75.5701Coordinates: 39°32′30″N 75°34′12″W / 39.5416°N 75.5701°W / 39.5416; -75.5701
Year first constructed	1896
Construction	skeletal iron tower on wood pilings
Tower shape	Triangular pyramidal
Height	57 feet (17 m)
Focal height	110 feet (34 m)
Characteristic	Fixed green
Admiralty number	J1298.1
ARLHS number	USA-029
USCG number	2-2510

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.

Keepers

Willard H. Hall 1904 – 1906
Benjamin Burton 1906
Harry F. Hann 1906 – 1908
Harry E. Spencer, Sr. 1908 – 1913
William Harrington 1913 – 1915
Fred C. Hill 1917 – 1924^[1]

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.

Lighthouses of Delaware

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