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| Location | Cape Henlopen, Sussex County, US |
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| Coordinates | 38°46′42″N 75°05′04″W / 38.7783°N 75.0845°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1767  |
| Height | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1769 |
| Deactivated | 1924 |
| Lens | first order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fl W with R sector |
Cape Henlopen Light was a lighthouse near Lewes, in present-day Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, United States. The lighthouse was on the north side of the Great Dune on Cape Henlopen, Delaware.[1] It was the sixth lighthouse built in the colonies.[2]
- ^ Trapani, Bob (2007). Delaware Lights: A History of Lighthouses in the First State. The History Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-59629-021-1.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cape Henlopen Lighthouse". New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.