Cherry Island Range Rear Light

Cherry Island Range Rear Light
Cherry Island Range Rear Light (USCG)

Location	Delaware River, Delaware
Coordinates	39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.76188°N 75.48974°W / 39.76188; -75.48974Coordinates: 39°45′43″N 75°29′23″W / 39.76188°N 75.48974°W / 39.76188; -75.48974
Year first constructed	1880
Year first lit	Unknown
Automated	1970's
Construction	Wood
Tower shape	Square
Focal height	120 feet (37 m)
Original lens	Unknown
Current lens	Red Light
Characteristic	Fixed red
Admiralty number	J1309
ARLHS number	USA-165
USCG number	2-2980

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.

Keepers

John A. Patterson 1880 – 1910
Lawson Holland 1910 – 1915
Charles E. Marshall 1919 – 1921
Julian Bacon 1930 – 1933
William H. Johnson 1938 – 1941 ^[1]

References

↑ Lighthouse Friends

"Cherry Island Range, DE". Lighthousefriends.com. 2001–2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

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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