Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Lighthouse

F G

Active light

First lit1904

Focal height20 m (66 ft)

CharacteristicIso W 6s

Passing light

Focal height18 ft (5.5 m)

CharacteristicFl W 4s

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn.^[1]^[2]

History

Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse originally served as the Port Penn-Reedy Island Range Rear Light in Port Penn. It became the Baker Shoal Range Rear Light in 1904 when the old range was discontinued due to the channel moving. It is an active aid to navigation.

Head keepers

Willard H. Hall 1904 – 1906
Benjamin Burton 1906
Harry F. Hann 1906 – 1908
Harry E. Spencer, Sr. 1908 – 1913
William Harrington 1913 – 1915
Fred C. Hill 1917 – 1924^[3]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Delaware". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
^ Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 25 June 2016
^ Lighthouse Friends

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Delaware". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.