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| Reedy Island Rear Range Lighthouse, Taylor's Bridge, DE |
*Dates of operation~~ 1910-present
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 110 feet
*Elevation~~ 27 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Barn
*Automated~~ Mid 1930's
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel Range Lens
*Current Lens~~ DCB-224
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, building owned privately
*Waterway Location~~ Mouth of Delaware River
*Significant Feature~~ On the evening of April 6, 2002, vandals set fire to the former
keeper's house, which totally destroyed it. The fire also heavily damaged the former oil
house, which has also since been destroyed.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=457
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/reedy.htm
Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation article on the slow demise of lighthouse
http://delawarebaylights.org/news_vanish_reedy.htm
Stephen Wilmoth's lighthouse info and photos
http://www.beachbum.homestead.com/Lighthouses/Delaware/ReedyIslandRearRange.html
*Building Material~~ Cast Iron
*Tower~~ 110 feet
*Elevation~~ 27 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Black
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Barn
*Automated~~ Mid 1930's
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel Range Lens
*Current Lens~~ DCB-224
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, building owned privately
*Waterway Location~~ Mouth of Delaware River
*Significant Feature~~ On the evening of April 6, 2002, vandals set fire to the former
keeper's house, which totally destroyed it. The fire also heavily damaged the former oil
house, which has also since been destroyed.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=457
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/reedy.htm
Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation article on the slow demise of lighthouse
http://delawarebaylights.org/news_vanish_reedy.htm
Stephen Wilmoth's lighthouse info and photos
http://www.beachbum.homestead.com/Lighthouses/Delaware/ReedyIslandRearRange.html
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