Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse
USA /
Delaware /
Slaughter Beach /
World
/ USA
/ Delaware
/ Slaughter Beach
World / United States / New Jersey
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.
www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=386
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.
www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=386
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Foot_Bank_Light
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Coordinates: 39°2'53"N 75°11'2"W
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