Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
This lighthouse was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1952. It was restored in the 1980s thanks to local preservationists. The keeper's house was demolished after repeated vandalism.
Tower Height: 115
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Description of Tower: Black, hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1877
Date Present Tower Built: 1877
Date Deactivated: 1950
Date Automated: 1934
Optics: 1877: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed).
Current Use: Attraction in wildlife refuge.
Open To Public? Yes (see note below).
Follow Route 49 into Pennsville. The lighthouse is at the corner of Fort Mott & Lighthouse Roads in Pennsville. The lighthouse is open the third Sunday of each month from April to October, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. (NOTE: In September 2006, it was announced that the lighthouse is closed until further notice, due to downsizing in the staff and budget of the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.)
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places