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The lighthouse is the third to stand at this location. In 1911 the keeper was removed. A caretaker lived in the keepers quarters until 1929, when the lighthouse was deactivated and replaced by a 60-foot skeleton tower. In 1932 the government sold the lighthouse property and it remained in private hands. The lighthouse was neglected for many years and was burned badly after being struck by lightning on May 2, 2002. The remains of the building were later removed by the owner. A structure incorporating some of the remains was built in Lewes, Delaware. Tower Height: 65 Description of Tower: Square wood tower on roof of keeper's house.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1873 Date Present Tower Built: 1873 Date Deactivated: 1929 Date Automated: 1911 Optics: 1873: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Destroyed. Keepers: Thomas Carlisle (1831-1837), Charles Hamm (1839–1841), William Jacobs (1841–1844), Charles Hamm (1844–1847), George M. Davis (1847–1849), Reuben Anderson (1849), William Jacobs (1849–1852), James Scott (1852–1854), Thomas Clark (1854–1857), William R. Jacobs (1857–1859), James H. Bell (1873–1881), Henry B. Spencer (1881–1896), Walter P. Graham (1896–1911)
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