New Castle Range Rear Light

New Castle Range Rear Light

the tower in 1933
Location	Adjacent to 718 Grantham Ln, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates	39°38′53.5″N 75°35′56.4″W
Tower
Constructed	1876
Construction	Wood frame (first) Steel (current)
Automated	1953
Height	90 feet (27 m)
Shape	house with tower on roof (first) Skeletal tower (current)
Light
First lit	1953
Deactivated	1953
Focal height	110 feet (34 m)
Characteristic	continuous green light[1]

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. "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. Delaware Lighthouses and Range Lights, Google Books
4. "New Castle Range, DE". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2013-06-18.