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Fourteen Foot Bank Light

Fourteen Foot Bank Light is a lighthouse in the near Bowers Beach, Delaware. Built in 1885–1886 at the south end of Joe Flogger Shoal, it was the first lighthouse to be built using a pneumatic caisson.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Delaware, United States
  • Also known as: “Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse”

Fourteen Foot Bank Light

Latitude
39.04825° or 39° 2′ 54″ north
Longitude
-75.18227° or 75° 10′ 56″ west
Height
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
87F62RX9+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1211354440
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
8629233
Wiki­data ID
Q5475898
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