A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54283 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: September 16 1908 Article Description: Delaware Breakwater Gets New Lighthouse Article Text: Lewes, Del., Sept., 16, 1908: The new lighthouse at the Harbor of Refuge in Delaware Bay, near the Breakwater, has been completed and a final inspection taken yesterday ny the government employes when it was officialy accepted by the Lighthouse Department. The structure is one of the finest on the Atlantic seaboard and it is estimated to have cost the United State nearly $50,000. The machinery will be installed by Mr. Neal, a government expert, while the lens for the big lanterns is being made in Paris and expected here in a few weeks. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com