Inventory of Historic Light Stations--New Jersey--Tinicum Island Light

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TINICUM ISLAND LIGHT

State: NEW JERSEY
Location: DELAWARE RIVER
Nearest City: BILLINGSPORT/PAULSBORO
County: GLOUCESTER
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1880

NPS photo by Jennifer Perunko

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1880
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1967
Foundation Materials: STONE MASONRY
Construction Materials: IRON
Markings/Patterns: BLACK
Shape: SKELETAL W/CENTRAL CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 86
Original Optic: PARABOLIC REFLECTOR
Year Original Lens Installed: 1880
Present Optic: DCB-24
Year Present Lens Installed: 1989
Height of Focal Plane: 83
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Sound Signal? NONE AT STATION

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DEMOLISHED OR MOVED)

Year Constructed: 1880
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: FARM HOUSE
Construction Materials: WOOD ON FIELDSTONE

Other Structures: BRICK OIL HOUSE, WOOD-FRAME BARN AND PRIVY; PICKET FENCE; ALL REMOVED CA.1960S

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO TOWN OF PAULSBORO/ TINICUM REAR RANGE LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY

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

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference # 05001053
Name of Listing: TINICUM ISLAND RANGE REAR LIGHT STATION (LIGHT STATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MPS)
On State List/Inventory? LISTED Year: 2005

Miscellaneous:
SERVED TWO FRONT RANGE LIGHTS (TRIANGULATED RANGE); THE LANTERN HAS ONLY ONE WINDOW AS THE BEAM IS INTENDED TO SHINE IN ONE DIRECTION

Last Modified: Tue, Jan 03 2006 8:32:02 am EDT
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