Drum Point Lighthouse construction was achieved by prefabricating most of the parts and barging them to the site. In this manner, the beacon was erected in about a month. Allentown Rolling Mills of Philadelphia provided the wrought iron piles for the foundation, which were ten inches in diameter and bored directly into the sandy river bottom. Workers began assembling the structure on July 17, 1883, and the lighthouse was activated just over a month later on August 20. Photo by Carol Highsmith.