The New Castle Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware.[2][3]

History

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]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ a b Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
  4. ^ a b "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle_Range_Rear_Light
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