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Finn's Point Range Rear Light
Pennsville,
New Jersey
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General Information
Date Established: 1877
Date Present Tower Built: 1877
Date Automated: 1934
Height of Tower: 115 ft.
Height of Focal Plane: 105 ft.
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Open to Public?: Yes, 3rd Sunday of each month April-October
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Description
Originally built with a Fourth Order Fresnel lens, Finn's Point was part of a two light range system. The tower is made of wrought iron in a skeletal structure and was deactivated in 1950 when the channel was dredged and the light was no longer needed.
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Date posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006
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