Delaware Breakwater and Lewes Harbor - Lewes DE
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nomadwillie
N 38° 47.825 W 075° 05.994
18S E 491324 N 4294263
The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay.
Waymark Code: WM11MC2
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2019
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The iron structure, which was listed at 56 feet (17 m) tall as of 1914, was completed on October 2, 1885. The tower was fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens—which is still in the lighthouse to this day—and also included one red sector in order to warn vessels approaching the nearby Hen and Chickens Shoal. The light was automated on July 11, 1950.
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Street address:
E of Lewes at Cape Henlopen
Lewes , DE
County / Borough / Parish: Sussex
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1825-1849
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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