This range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal; it took its name from the town, somewhat to the northeast of the lights.[4] The rear tower was integral to its dwelling, a two-story frame house, and was located on a 1-acre plot half a mile from the front light. It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953, but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975.[1][3][4]
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^ ab. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
castle, range, rear, light, lighthouse, delaware, united, states, delaware, river, near, castle, delaware, tower, 1933locationadjacent, grantham, castle, delawarecoordinates39, 648194, 599000, 648194, 599000towerconstructed1876constructionwood, frame, first, s. The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware United States on the Delaware River near New Castle Delaware 2 3 New Castle Range Rear Lightthe tower in 1933LocationAdjacent to 718 Grantham Ln New Castle DelawareCoordinates39 38 53 5 N 75 35 56 4 W 39 648194 N 75 599000 W 39 648194 75 599000TowerConstructed1876ConstructionWood frame first Steel current Automated1953Height90 feet 27 m Shapehouse with tower on roof first Skeletal tower current LightFirst lit1953Deactivated1953 Focal height110 feet 34 m Characteristiccontinuous green light 1 History editThis range was constructed in 1876 to mark the main channel past Pea Patch Island and Bulkhead Shoal it took its name from the town somewhat to the northeast of the lights 4 The rear tower was integral to its dwelling a two story frame house and was located on a 1 acre plot half a mile from the front light It was supplanted by a steel skeleton tower in 1953 but the original house remained standing until deliberately burned in 1982 after falling into disrepair and a previous fire in 1975 1 3 4 Notes edit a b Historic Light Station Information and Photography Delaware United States Coast Guard Historian s Office Archived from the original on 2017 05 01 Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of the United States Delaware The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a b Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights Google Books a b New Castle Range DE LighthouseFriends Retrieved 2013 06 18 nbsp This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Delaware is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Castle Range Rear Light amp oldid 1145213466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
