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Fenwick Island Light
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LocationFenwick Island, Delaware
Coordinates38°27′05″N 75°03′18″W / 38.45137°N 75.05496°W / 38.45137; -75.05496
Tower
Constructed1858
FoundationNatural
ConstructionBrick
Automated1940
Height87 feet (27 m)
ShapeConical
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1859
Deactivated1978-1982
Focal height25 m (82 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensThird order Fresnel lens
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicWhite flash every 13s
Fenwick Island Lighthouse Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area218 acres (88 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.79000642[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1979

Fenwick Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware/Maryland state line. The structure dates back to 1858 making it the oldest lighthouse in the state of Delaware.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Unknown Author (March 11, 2011). Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic Coast. Voyageur Press. p. 149. ISBN 9780760339510. Retrieved August 27, 2018. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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