Baker Shoal Range Rear Light Explained

Foundation:	wooden piles
Construction:	cast iron skeletal tower
Shape:	triangular pyramidal tower with light
Marking:	black tower and daymark
Module:	Qid: Q109301459 Embed: yes Active light Light2: Qid: Q109301441

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]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Delaware
• List of lighthouses in the United States

Notes and References

1. 2016-06-25.
2. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHDE.asp Delaware Historic Light Station Information & Photography
3. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=885 Lighthouse Friends