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Port Mahon Lighthouse, Delaware Bay at mouth of Mahon River, on State Route 89, Little Creek, Kent County, DE

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Significance: The currently lighthouse if the 4th lighthouse built at this location since 1831. It is considered to be a fine example of turn-of-the-century Chesapeake Bay-style lighthouse architecture the only one of its kind remaining in Delaware. It is also a fine example of screw-pile lighthouse architecture, a unique style of foundation popularized in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The lighthouse is also an outstanding visible monument to Delaware's maritime heritage. A lighthouse was first built at Port Mahon in 1831 due to the heavy use of that part of the Delaware Bay by commercial oyster boats. The Delaware oyster industry, nationally significant during the 19th century, was centered around Port Mahon. The lighthouse is still an object of attention for historians, tourists, and artists and is reported to still be an important to boaters on the Delaware Bay.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-38

Survey number: HABS DE-214

Building/structure dates: 1902-1903 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79000624

The collection/dataset uses media from the world's largest public domain source Picryl.com. It is made in two steps - first manually picked, and then, found semi-automatically, with aid of image recognition, it comprises of more than 5,000 images. Everything in the collection is in the public domain, so there is no limitation on the dataset usage - educational, scientific, or commercial.

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lighthouses wooden buildings maritime little creek port mahon lighthouse port mahon lighthouse delaware delaware bay mouth mahon river state route kent county benjamin t collins historic american buildings survey w a jones photo ultra high resolution high resolution historic american landscapes survey historic american engineering record delaware river library of congress national register of historic places
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1903 - 1980
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jones, W A
Collins, Benjamin T
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Lots and Lots of Lighthouses

Public Domain Dataset of 5,000+ Lighthouses
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Little Creek ,  39.16706, -75.44825
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

label_outline Explore Port Mahon Lighthouse, Benjamin T Collins, W A Jones

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lighthouses wooden buildings maritime little creek port mahon lighthouse port mahon lighthouse delaware delaware bay mouth mahon river state route kent county benjamin t collins historic american buildings survey w a jones photo ultra high resolution high resolution historic american landscapes survey historic american engineering record delaware river library of congress national register of historic places