Soaker's ally and old yarns: Cape Henlopen's East End Light, a beacon swathed

This Delaware Bay beacon isn't your run-of-the-mill lighthouse - no, sir. Enter the East End Light, a lighthouse erected in 1885, replacing the aging Cape Henlopen Beacon. Its construction commenced on October 2, 1885, with a temporary light guiding mariners during the process. The tower's base was embedded into the breakwater. Completed, it was adorned with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, donning a red sector to caution vessels away from the nearby Hen and Chickens Shoal.

Soon, a fog signal was added to the mix. The East End Light played the front range light for the Delaware Breakwater until 1903, when it handed over the torch to the Delaware Breakwater West End Light. Managed by the Delaware River & Bay Authority, guided tours are offered each summer, thanks to the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation. Here's the twist, though. The East End Light's connection to the fog isn't confined to its role as a beacon - the fog signal clocked in for a whopping 400 hours from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897, and a staggering 440 hours the following year. In 1905, it worked for an impressive 645 hours. Nifty, huh?

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