Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
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Rear range light ca. 1933 (USCG)
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| Location | Port Penn, Delaware |
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| Year first constructed | 1896 |
| Construction | skeletal iron tower on wood pilings |
| Tower shape | Triangular pyramidal |
| Height | 57 feet (17 m) |
| Focal height | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Characteristic | Fixed green |
| Admiralty number | J1298.1 |
| ARLHS number | USA-029 |
| USCG number | 2-2510 |
Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn, Delaware
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.
Keepers
- Willard H. Hall 1904 – 1906
- Benjamin Burton 1906
- Harry F. Hann 1906 – 1908
- Harry E. Spencer, Sr. 1908 – 1913
- William Harrington 1913 – 1915
- Fred C. Hill 1917 – 1924[1]
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