List of lighthouses in Delaware

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Delaware as identified by the United States Coast Guard. The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1769 and the last in 1925 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest active light is the Fenwick Island Light.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List, while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses. NameImage Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height Baker Shoal Range Front Light Port Penn 1902 (First)2002 (Current) 1924 Active(Original demolished) LED 035 Baker Shoal Range Rear Light Port Penn 1904 1924 Active 110 Bellevue Range Rear Light Wilmington 1909 (First)2001 (Current) 1934 Active(skeleton tower) 100 Cape Henlopen Beacon Lewes(Cape Henlopen) 1825 (First)1864 (Last) Never 1884(Demolished) None 045 Cape Henlopen Light Lewes(Cape Henlopen) 1769 Never 1924(Destroyed in 1926) None 126 Cherry Island Range Rear Light Bellefonte 1880 (First)1970s (Current) 1933 Active(Original demolished) 120 Christiana Light None known Christina River(Entrance) 1835 Never 1909(Demolished in 1939) None 044 Christiana North Jetty Light Christina River(Entrance) 1884 Never Unknown(Destroyed) None 037 Delaware Breakwater East End Light Lewes 1885 1950 1996 060 Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light (Delaware Breakwater West End Light) Lewes 1838 Never 1903(Demolished in 1950) None 045 Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light Lewes 1881 Never 1918(Re-erected in Florida) None 103 Fenwick Island Light Fenwick Island 1859 1978 Active(Inactive: 1978-1982) Third-order Fresnel 083 Fourteen Foot Bank Light Delaware Bay 1887 1973 Active 059 Harbor of Refuge Light Lewes 1908 (First)1926 (Current) 1973 Active VRB-25 072 Liston Range Front Light Port Penn 1906 1948? 1954(Now a private house) None 045 Liston Range Rear Light Biddles Corner 1906 1930s Active 176 Mahon River Light Port Mahon 1831 (First)1903 (Last) Never 1955(Destroyed in 1984) None 037 Marcus Hook Range Front Light Bellefonte 1915 (First)1918 (Current) Always Active 081 Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Bellefonte 1919 1950s Active DCB-24 278 Mispillion Light Lewes 1831 (First) 1873 (Last) 1911 1929(Burned in 2002,rebuilt as a replica) Decorative 046 New Castle Range Front Light New Castle 1876 (First) 1964 (Current) 1930s Active(skeleton tower) 056 New Castle Range Rear Light New Castle 1876 (First) 1953 (Current) 1953 Active(skeleton tower) 100 Reedy Island Range Rear Light Taylors Bridge 1910 Active DCB-224 134

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