Marcus Hook Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse

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...

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United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, about 100 yards (91.4 m) offshore in the Delaware River

Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...

, 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...

. It is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the northeast of Marcus Hook Range Rear Light

Marcus Hook Range Rear Light

Marcus Hook Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware,United States, on the Delaware River Channel near Bellefonte, Delaware. It is 1.6 miles to the southwest of Marcus Hook Range Front Light. -History:...

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History

The permanent structure was preceded by a temporary light tower erected in 1915. Marcus Hook Range Front was built in 1925, about 100 yards (91.4 m) offshore in the Delaware River. It has always been automated.