The Finns Point Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey. It is located just east of the Delaware River and was part of Range light pair that guided ships into the Delaware River. It is deactivated, and its lamp and lens have been removed, but the lighthouse is open to the public as part of a National Wildlife Refuge. It was designed and built in 1877 and is a classic example of a skeletal cast iron prefabricated lighthouse. Its companion Front range light was demolished and replaced with an offshore automated light in 1938. Both the Rear and replacement Front lights were deactivated in 1950.
 Finns Point Range Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Pennsville, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′2″N 75°32′3″W / 39.61722°N 75.53417°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1877  |
| Foundation | Masonry |
| Construction | Wrought Iron |
| Automated | 1934 |
| Height | 115 feet (35 m) |
| Shape | Skeletal w/cylinder |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1877 |
| Deactivated | 1950 |
| Lens | Fourth Order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | 1 Second Eclipse (Currently Not Lit) |
External links
edit- New Jersey Lighthouse Society Home Page: Finns Point Lighthouse Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Finns Point Lighthouse- from Lighthousefriends.com
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