Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse

USA / Delaware / Slaughter Beach /
 lighthouse, foghorn, draw only border

Built 1888. Active; focal plane 59 ft (18 m); white flash every 9 s; red sector covers nearby shoal. 40 ft (12 m) square cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story wood keeper's house, mounted on a round cast iron caisson; solar-powered lens (1997). Fog horn (3 s blast every 30 s).

The original 4° Fresnel lens is on display at the Cannonball House and Marine Museum in Lewes. An attractive and well preserved caisson lighthouse.

Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse was recently sold to a private owner by the US Coast Guard for around $200,000 who plans to brew beer.

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Coordinates:   39°2'53"N   75°11'2"W
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