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Name: Cherry Island Rear Range Light   

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Nearest Town or City:
Edgemoor , Delaware, United States

Location: Delaware River, just north of Christiana River, 1456 yards behind front range light.

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Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Height of Focal Plane: 120

Characteristic and Range: Fixed red.

Description of Tower: Skeleton tower.

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
1880: Square wooden tower attached to dwelling.

Date Established: 1880

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Keepers: John A. Patterson (1880-1908)