Baker Shoal Range Front Light
The Baker Shoal Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River at Port Penn.
 Original dwellings at the front range light. | |
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| Location | Port Penn Delaware United States |
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| Coordinates | 39.511769°N 75.566582°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1902 (first) 1904 (second) 1924 (third) |
| Foundation | platform on wooden piles |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Automated | 1924 |
| Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower with gallery (current) |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2002 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1924 (first) |
| Focal height | 35 feet (11 m) 15 feet (4.6 m) (passing light) |
| Lens | LED |
| Characteristic | F G (along range line) Fl W 4s. (passing light) |
History
The Baker Range Front Light was discontinued in 1924 and a new steel tower was built. The original lighthouse was removed or destroyed and the new tower is an active aid to navigation.
There was a Baker Shoal Range Rear Light that originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Light. It became the Baker Shoal Rear Range Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the C&D channel moving.
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- Baker Range Front Light Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 24 June 2016
- "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.
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