Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay, Delaware.

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Location	Delaware Breakwater, Delaware
Coordinates	38.79122°N 75.1595°W / 38.79122; -75.1595
Tower
Constructed	1838
Height	12 m (39 ft)
Light
First lit	1903
Deactivated	1903
Focal height	14 m (46 ft)
Lens	Six lamps and reflectors (original), fourth order Fresnel lens (1875)
Characteristic	White light flashes every 45 seconds

History

Delaware Breakwater West End Lighthouse was built in 1838. In 1881 this light became the front light of the Delaware Breakwater Range. When this light was deactivated in 1903, the Delaware Breakwater West End Light became the front light in the range. The unoccupied house was destroyed in 1950.