Reedy Island

Reedy Island

Reedy Island as it appeared while in use as a quarantine facility
Reedy Island
Geography
Location	Delaware River
Coordinates	39°30′55″N 75°33′47″W / 39.51528°N 75.56306°W / 39.51528; -75.56306Coordinates: 39°30′55″N 75°33′47″W / 39.51528°N 75.56306°W / 39.51528; -75.56306
Administration
United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle County

Reedy Island is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on the Delaware Bay in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) east of Port Penn, Delaware and five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Salem, New Jersey.

The island was the location of and the Reedy Island Quarantine Station. The Reedy Island Range Rear Light, in nearby Taylors Bridge, is a historic lighthouse first established in 1910. The light is operated by the United States Coast Guard. The nearby keeper's house was destroyed by arson in 2002.

See also[]

• Pea Patch Island

External links[]

• National Park Service: Reedy Island Range Rear Light
• LighthouseFriends.com: Reedy Island Range Rear Light
• Port Penn Area Historical Society: Reedy Island