| Fourteen Foot Bank Light | |
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![]() Fourteen Foot Bank Light |
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| Location: | Delaware Bay, Delaware |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1888 |
| Automated: | 1972 |
| Foundation: | Cast Iron and Concrete Caisson |
| Construction: | Cast Iron |
| Tower shape: | Square |
| Height: | 40 ft |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic: | white flash every 9 s, red sector covers nearby shoal |
Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, in the Delaware Bay near Bowers Beach, Delaware
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