Great Wicomico River Light
Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG) | |
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Location | Mouth of the Great Wicomico River |
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Coordinates | 37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°WCoordinates: 37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°W |
Year first lit | 1889 |
Deactivated | 1967 |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Tower shape | hexagonal house |
Height | 42 feet (13 m) |
Original lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 6.1 nautical miles; 11 kilometres (7 mi) |
Characteristic | Flashing 6 sec |
The Great Wicomico River Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Great Wicomico River, south of the Potomac River on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay.
References
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Great Wicomico River Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
- de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 155.
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