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Mahon River Light 
Summary
Mahon River Lighthouse is a U.S. lighthouse in Port Mahon, Delaware, on the west side of the mouth of the Delaware River.[2]
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| Location | Port Mahon, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′06″N 75°24′04″W / 39.185°N 75.401°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1903 |
| Construction | Steel skeletal tower |
| Height | 37 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | Skeletal tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1955 |
| Deactivated | 1955 |
| Focal height | 37 feet (11 m) |
| Lens | Fresnel lens |
| Range | 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | white flash every 4 s |
Port Mahon Lighthouse | |
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| Nearest city | Little Creek, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°11′5″N 75°24′4″W / 39.18472°N 75.40111°W |
| Built | 1902-1903 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000624[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1979 |
History edit
The original Mahon River Lighthouse built in 1903 and was a 2-story wood keeper's house with an octagonal lantern centered on the roof. It was discontinued in 1955, the same year as the current steel skeletal tower was lit. The 1903 lighthouse burned accidentally in 1984. The clubhouse of the Jonathan's Landing Golf Course in Magnolia was built as a replica of the original lighthouse. The current tower is an active aid to navigation and not open to the public.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Bernard L. Herman (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Mahon Lighthouse". National Park Service. and accompanying ninephotos
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port Mahon Lighthouse.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-214, "Port Mahon Lighthouse, Delaware Bay at mouth of Mahon River, on State Route 89, Little Creek vicinity, Kent County, DE", 10 photos, 4 measured drawings, 14 data pages, 1 photo caption page