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Managing Organization:
Private owner
Notes:
The active light on a skeleton tower is still maintained by the Coast Guard. It stands near the 1908 combination dwelling/lighthouse, which is now privately owned.
Height of Focal Plane: 45 Characteristic and Range: White light, 3 seconds on, 3 seconds off. Description of Tower: White steel skeleton tower.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Two-story wood frame dwelling. Earlier Towers?
1904: Lantern post with triangular slatted daymark. 1908: Square wooden tower on the roof of the dwelling. Date Established: 1904 Date Present Tower Built: 1953 Date Automated: 1948 Optics: c. 1916: Fourth order Fresnel lens (from Macbeth Company in Pittsburgh, PA). Current Use: Active aid to navigation, private dwelling. Open To Public? No. Directions:
Located along the Delaware River near Route 2 in Fort Penn. Keep in mind that the lighthouse is private property; be sure to respect the privacy of the owners. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: George Washington Duncan (1904-1906), Edward W. Long (1906-?), J. E. Lauer (?), William J. Salmons (?), Harry Spencer (1927-1943), Sophia Spencer (1943-c. 1948)
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