Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Finns Point Range Rear Light

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FINNS POINT RANGE REAR LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: DELAWARE RIVER
Nearest City: PENNSVILLE
County: SALEM
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1877

Photo courtesy Supawna Meadows NWR, 1993

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1877
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1950
Automated: 1934
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: WROUGHT IRON
Markings/Patterns: SOLID BLACK
Shape: SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 115
Original Optic: FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1876
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED)

Other Structures:

Current Use: NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #78001792
Name of Listing: FINN'S POINT REAR RANGE LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1978

Miscellaneous:
FRONT RANGE AT FINN'S POINT DEMOLISHED IN 1930S; RESTORED 1983

Last Modified: Mon, Mar 11 2002 10:37:02 am EDT
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