Christiana North Jetty Light
Encyclopedia
Christiana North Jetty Lighthouse is a lighthouse
in Delaware
,
United States
, at the end of jetty at the mouth of the Christina River
, near Wilmington
, Delaware
went into operation, but the dwelling was used for the keeper of the Bellevue Range Lights until 1937. The lighthouse and dwelling were demolished in 1939.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
,
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, at the end of jetty at the mouth of the Christina River
Christina River
The Christina River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 miles long, in northern Delaware in the United States, also flowing through small areas of southeastern Pennsylvania and northeastern Maryland. Near its mouth the river flows past downtown Wilmington, Delaware,...
, near Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
History
Christiana North Jetty Lighthouse was built in 1884. It was discontinued in 1909 when the new Bellevue Range LightsBellevue Range Rear Light
Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware,United States, on the mouth of the Christina River on the Delaware River, Wilmington, Delaware- History :The Bellevue Range Rear Lighthouse was built in 1909 on the grounds of a landfill...
went into operation, but the dwelling was used for the keeper of the Bellevue Range Lights until 1937. The lighthouse and dwelling were demolished in 1939.