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Schuylkill River Range Rear Light

Stebbins Illustrated Coast Pilot (1902)

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Nearest Town or City:Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States
Location:League Island, Delaware River, mouth of Schuylkill River.
Managing Organization:U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:Steel skeleton towers now hold the active Schuylkill River Range Lights.
Tower Height:0
Description Tower:Steel skeletal tower.
Operational:Yes
Date Established:1875
Current Use:Active aid to navigation.
Other Buildings:Wood frame keeper's dwelling, badly damaged by fire in 1923.
Date Automated:c. 1912
Height Focal Plane:44
National Register:No
Keepers:John Sheer (1875), Matthew Smith (1875-1876), Thomas Bills (1876-1881), Robert Sansom (1881), William T. Maltman (1881-c. 1908)
State:Pennsylvania
Country:United States
Earlier Towers:1875: Square structure, 8 feet high, light 31.5 feet above sea level. 1897: Post light. Rebuilt 1904, 1912, 1920. 1920: White slatted daymark on square, pyramidal skeleton tower.
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