Finns Point Range Lighthouse

Year Built

1877

Cost

$1,200

Type

Skeletal w/cylinder

Height

115 feet

Location

Pennsville

Automated Year

1934

First Lit

1877

Lens Type

Fourth Order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1950

Color

Black

Last Keeper - Date

John S. Birch (1920 – 1923)

Description

The light is opened for climbing on a seasonal basis. The oil house still stands as well.

Brief History

•  1876, The lighthouse, which was constructed in Buffalo, New York, was shipped by freight train and then pulled by mules to its present location.
•  1877, The light was first lit with a 150,000 candlepower kerosene vapor light.
•  1951, The channel the lighthouse marked was altered thus making the lighthouse obsolete.
•  1977, The keeper's quarters were destroyed after vandals repeatedly damaged the property.
•  After the lighthouse had been closed to the public for several years, the Fish and Wildlife service had the tower refurbished and painted, allowing open houses to resume in 2013.