The Christiana Light was a historic lighthouse located on the Christina River in Delaware.
[2] In 1844 the oil lamps were replaced with an experimental system producing "rosin gas" on-site through a chemical reaction.
[2][3] In 1909 Bellevue range lights were activated to mark the route up the Delaware.
[2] As far as is known, the oldest keeper in the United States was stationed at Christiana Light.
Anthony Christy was ninety-six when he was appointed in 1853, and occupied the post until his death in 1862 at the age of a hundred and five.