Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Rear range light ca. 1933 (USCG photo)
Location	Port Penn, Delaware, US
Coordinates	39°32′30″N 75°34′12″W
Tower
Constructed	1896
Foundation	wooden piles
Construction	cast iron skeletal tower
Height	110 ft (34 m)
Shape	triangular pyramidal tower with light
Markings	black tower and daymark
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Light
Focal height	110 ft (34 m)
Characteristic	F G
Active light
First lit	1904
Focal height	20 m (66 ft)
Characteristic	Iso W 6s
Passing light
Focal height	18 ft (5.5 m)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn.

History

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Rear Light in Port Penn. It became the Baker Shoal Range Rear Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the channel moving. It is an active aid to navigation.

Head keepers

• Willard H. Hall 1904 – 1906
• Benjamin Burton 1906
• Harry F. Hann 1906 – 1908
• Harry E. Spencer, Sr. 1908 – 1913
• William Harrington 1913 – 1915
• Fred C. Hill 1917 – 1924

See also

• List of lighthouses in Delaware
• List of lighthouses in the United States

References

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.