Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
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Location: | Port Penn, Delaware |
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Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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Construction: | skeletal iron tower on wood pilings |
Year first constructed: | 1896 |
Tower shape: | Triangular pyramidal |
Height: | 57 ft |
Characteristic: | Fixed green |
Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn, Delaware
[edit] 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.