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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]