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| Brandywine Shoal Lighthouse, Brandywine Shoal, NJ (sometimes listed as DE) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1914-present
*Building Material~~ Cast iron on a concrete caisson
*Tower~~ 45 feet
*Elevation~~ On a concrete caisson 24 feet above the water level.
*Markings~~ White w/ red top
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ a red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Acrylic optic, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Delaware Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The first lighthouse built at this location in 1850 was the first
screwpile lighthouse to be built in the U. S.
LINKS
Short history and photo of both caisson and screwpile lighthouses
http://www.delawarebaylightkeeper-friend.org/brandywine_shoal.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/brandy.htm
Lighthouse Friends lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=382
Bob Trapani, Jr.'s interesting article on why shoal lights have red sectors
http://www.stormheroes.com/aton/redsectors.htm
*Building Material~~ Cast iron on a concrete caisson
*Tower~~ 45 feet
*Elevation~~ On a concrete caisson 24 feet above the water level.
*Markings~~ White w/ red top
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ a red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Acrylic optic, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Delaware Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The first lighthouse built at this location in 1850 was the first
screwpile lighthouse to be built in the U. S.
LINKS
Short history and photo of both caisson and screwpile lighthouses
http://www.delawarebaylightkeeper-friend.org/brandywine_shoal.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/brandy.htm
Lighthouse Friends lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=382
Bob Trapani, Jr.'s interesting article on why shoal lights have red sectors
http://www.stormheroes.com/aton/redsectors.htm
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