 Delaware Breakwater East End Light in 2010 | |
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| Location | Lewes Delaware United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′49.8″N 75°06′00.0″W / 38.797167°N 75.100000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1885 |
| Foundation | cast iron caisson |
| Construction | sparkplug lighthouse |
| Automated | July 1950 |
| Height | 49 feet (15 m) |
| Shape | conical tower with balcony and lantern incorporating 3-storey keeper's quarter |
| Markings | brown tower, black lantern |
| Operator | Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation[1][2][3] |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1996 |
| Focal height | 60.5 feet (18.4 m) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel Lens |
| Characteristic | current decorative light |
The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ^ Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 26 June 2016
- ^ Delaware Breakwater Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 26 June 2016