Bellevue Range Rear Light
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| Bellevue Range Rear Light | |
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| Location: | Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Year first lit: | 1909 |
| Automated: | 1934 |
| Deactivated: | 2001 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Cast Iron Skeletal Tower |
| Tower shape: | Pyramidal Skeletal Tower |
| Height: | 105 ft |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens: | N/A |
| Characteristic: | Flashing white |
Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the mouth of the Christina River on the Delaware River, Wilmington, Delaware
[edit] History
The Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse was built in 1909 on the grounds of a landfill. The Bellevue Range Rear light was deactivated in 2001 when the landfill grew too high to see the light, and a modern tower was built to replace it. The modern tower is an active aid to navigation. The Bellevue Range Rear Light is not open to the public.
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