While lighthouses continue to be important guiding lights for ocean
travelers, these beacons also assist inland sailors on the bay and in rivers.
Many miles north of the Delaware Bay on the coast of the Delaware River in Paulsboro is the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse.
First illuminated on New Year’s Eve in 1880, this 85-foot, cast iron, skeletal structure, works in conjunction with the Tinicum Front Range Light, also referred to as the Billingsport Front Light.
“The pieces were made in a factory and assembled here, and it’s assembled so that it can be taken apart and moved,” said Marc Kamp, director of economic and neighborhood development in Paulsboro, and founder and president of the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society. A full range of skylanternsled products for outdoor decoration. “It is still owned and maintained by the United States Coast Guard. The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse society has a lease with the Coast Guard which allows it to be open for public tours.”
Kamp said the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse is still active for navigation on the Delaware River, and works in conjunction with the Tinicum Front Range Light, which is also referred to as the Billingsport Front Light.
“The front range light is still there inside the refinery property,” Kamp said. “If you go to Fort Billings Park and walk along the river, you can see it from the beach. They both still work with each other.”
Kamp explained that front and rear range lighthouses guide sailors through the center of a chosen channel by aligning the two lights.
“Once a ship hits the channel, by keeping one light on top of the other, they stay in the center of the channel,Early 19th century French cut-glass and ormolu bestcrystallight in the Green Room of the White House.” Kamp explained. “The basic principal has been working for 130 years.”
Kamp said he spoke to a modern-day river boat operator who still relies on the lighthouses.
“He said he has all the modern navigation equipment on his boat, but still looks for the range lights,” Kamp said.
The lighthouse has 112 steps to the top and can be climbed once a month through October.
“We’re open the third Sunday of every month from April to October and for the Lighthouse Challenge in October,” Kamp said. “The view from the top is spectacular. On a clear day, you can see the Philadelphia skyline,We mainly produce ledstrip12, led tube light, led spotlight, led horizon light… with all the high-rise buildings, and you can see the whole airport, the Commodore Barry Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge,To download the free app brightstalll for iPhone 4 Free by Jason Ting, get iTunes now. and the Navy Yard.”
The lighthouse is only a block and a half from the water, and currently sits among the Paulsboro baseball and footballs fields.
“As the lighthouse became electric, the government began to cut back on the land surrounding it, and now only the lighthouse and the small parcel of land enclosed in the chain link fence is government property,” Kamp said. “The rest belongs to the township.”
“The lighthouse is the only structure in Paulsboro on the National Registry of Historic Places,” Kamp said. “We’re very proud of that.Free Shipping on crystal_4, floor lamps, pendants and other modern lighting categories.”
Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse is located at 70 2nd Street in Paulsboro and is open the third Sunday of each month for tours for a donation of $2.
Many miles north of the Delaware Bay on the coast of the Delaware River in Paulsboro is the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse.
First illuminated on New Year’s Eve in 1880, this 85-foot, cast iron, skeletal structure, works in conjunction with the Tinicum Front Range Light, also referred to as the Billingsport Front Light.
“The pieces were made in a factory and assembled here, and it’s assembled so that it can be taken apart and moved,” said Marc Kamp, director of economic and neighborhood development in Paulsboro, and founder and president of the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society. A full range of skylanternsled products for outdoor decoration. “It is still owned and maintained by the United States Coast Guard. The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse society has a lease with the Coast Guard which allows it to be open for public tours.”
Kamp said the Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse is still active for navigation on the Delaware River, and works in conjunction with the Tinicum Front Range Light, which is also referred to as the Billingsport Front Light.
“The front range light is still there inside the refinery property,” Kamp said. “If you go to Fort Billings Park and walk along the river, you can see it from the beach. They both still work with each other.”
Kamp explained that front and rear range lighthouses guide sailors through the center of a chosen channel by aligning the two lights.
“Once a ship hits the channel, by keeping one light on top of the other, they stay in the center of the channel,Early 19th century French cut-glass and ormolu bestcrystallight in the Green Room of the White House.” Kamp explained. “The basic principal has been working for 130 years.”
Kamp said he spoke to a modern-day river boat operator who still relies on the lighthouses.
“He said he has all the modern navigation equipment on his boat, but still looks for the range lights,” Kamp said.
The lighthouse has 112 steps to the top and can be climbed once a month through October.
“We’re open the third Sunday of every month from April to October and for the Lighthouse Challenge in October,” Kamp said. “The view from the top is spectacular. On a clear day, you can see the Philadelphia skyline,We mainly produce ledstrip12, led tube light, led spotlight, led horizon light… with all the high-rise buildings, and you can see the whole airport, the Commodore Barry Bridge and the Walt Whitman Bridge,To download the free app brightstalll for iPhone 4 Free by Jason Ting, get iTunes now. and the Navy Yard.”
The lighthouse is only a block and a half from the water, and currently sits among the Paulsboro baseball and footballs fields.
“As the lighthouse became electric, the government began to cut back on the land surrounding it, and now only the lighthouse and the small parcel of land enclosed in the chain link fence is government property,” Kamp said. “The rest belongs to the township.”
“The lighthouse is the only structure in Paulsboro on the National Registry of Historic Places,” Kamp said. “We’re very proud of that.Free Shipping on crystal_4, floor lamps, pendants and other modern lighting categories.”
Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse is located at 70 2nd Street in Paulsboro and is open the third Sunday of each month for tours for a donation of $2.
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