Delaware Lights

by Trapani, Bob, Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781596290211
• ISBN10: 1596290218
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Bob Trapani, executive director for the American Lighthouse Foundation and co-founder of the Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation, recounts the stories of twenty-seven beacons from the lost Cape Henlopen Light Station, completed in 1767, to the Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Station, constructed in 1920. He not only discusses their construction and the changes they have undergone over the years, but also tells dramatic tales of their keepers, who braved storms, isolation and poor conditions so that the lights would stay burning for those at sea.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Cape Henlopen Light Station, 1767	p. 13
Cape Henlopen Beacon Light Station, 1825	p. 21
Bombay Hook Light Station, 1831	p. 27
Mispillion Light Station, 1831	p. 32
Port Mahon Light Station, 1831	p. 40
Christiana River Light Station, 1835	p. 46
Reedy Island Light Station, 1839	p. 50
Delaware Breakwater West End Light Station, 1849	p. 56
Fenwick Island Light Station, 1859	p. 62
New Castle Range Light Stations, 1876	p. 67
Port Penn Range Light Stations, 1877	p. 72
Cherry Island Range Light Stations, 1880	p. 76
Delaware Breakwater Range Rear Light Station, 1881	p. 82
Delaware Breakwater East End Light Station, 1885	p. 86
Fourteen Foot Bank Light Station, 1887	p. 92
Baker Range Light Stations, 1904	p. 99
Reedy Island Range Light Stations, 1904	p. 103
Listen Range Light Stations, 1906	p. 110
Harbor of Refuge Light Station, 1908	p. 119
Bellevue Range Light Stations, 1909	p. 130
Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Station, 1920	p. 136
Delaware Lighthouse Preservation	p. 140
Selected Bibliography	p. 155
About the Author	p. 157
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