Reedy Island is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on the
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States. It is approximately in area, the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean.
The bay is bordered inlan ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
. It is located approximately east of
Port Penn, Delaware
Port Penn is a census-designated place located in St. Georges Hundred, southern New Castle County, Delaware, United States, below the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the west bank of the Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river i ...
and southwest of
Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146, .
The island was the location of
Reedy Island Range Front Light Reedy may refer to:Roberta Reedy
Artifact
*Reedy Point Bridge in Delaware
People
* Chuck Reedy, a former American football player and coach
* Edward K. Reedy, a director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
* George Reedy, White House Press Se ...
and the Reedy Island
Quarantine Station
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. The
Reedy Island Range Rear Light
Reedy Island Range Rear Lighthouse is a skeletal tower lighthouse near Taylor's Bridge, Delaware. The tower is an active aid to navigation.
History
This and several other range lights were built as part of a channel dredging project in the earl ...
, in nearby Taylors Bridge, is a historic
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
first established in 1910. The light is operated by the
United States Coast Guard
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. The nearby keeper's house was destroyed by
arson
Arson is the crime of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, wat ...
in 2002.
See also
*
Pea Patch Island
Pea Patch Island is a small island, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) long, in the U.S. state of Delaware, located in the mid channel of the Delaware River near its entrance into Delaware Bay. It is a low, marshy island, located in New Castle ...
External links
National Park Service: Reedy Island Range Rear LightLighthouseFriends.com: Reedy Island Range Rear Light
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Islands of Delaware
Landforms of New Castle County, Delaware
Islands of the Delaware River