Built at the same time as the Liston rear range light at Port Penn, Delaware,
this light also served the same purpose - to guide naval traffic around the
islands and shoals of the Delaware River. The light was a 100-foot black
pyramidal skeleton tower with a cylinder containing the stairway, and its
light, when active, was 99 feet above the river. The light was automated
in 1939, and in 1951 the Coast Guard discontinued it. The rear range light
is now part of Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge; the front range
light has not survived. In 1981, local citizens formed the Save the
Lighthouse Committee and successfully persuaded Congress to approiate money
to refurbish the tower. Work was completed by the end of the year. The
lighthouse is open the third Sunday of each month from April to October
from 12 to 4 p.m. Volunteers are available to answer questions.
Location: Supawna Meadows National Refuge. Fort Mott and Lighthouse Roads, Pennsville, NJ.
Visiting Status: Open to public the third Sunday of each month between April and October
Information: (856) 935-1487
Light Operational: No
Date Deactivated: 1950
Automated: 1934
Tower Height: 115 feet
Original Optic: Fourth Order Fresnel
Present Optic: Removed
Picture Courtesy of Ocean Lights
Photography.