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{{short description|Lighthouse in Virginia, United States}}
{{for|the light in Lake Michigan|White Shoal Light (Michigan)}}
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The '''White Shoal Light''' was a [[lighthouse]] located in the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] near [[Newport News, Virginia]]. It outlasted all other lighthouses in the James, finally succumbing to ice in the 1970s.
The '''White Shoal Light''' was a [[lighthouse]] located in the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] near [[Newport News, Virginia]]. It outlasted all other lighthouses in the James, finally succumbing to ice in the 1970s.


==History==
== History ==
White Shoal sits in the center of the James just upstream of Newport News. A light was first lit here in 1855, replacing a [[daybeacon]] placed the previous year. Two other lights, those at [[Deepwater Shoals Light|Deepwater Shoals]] and [[Point of Shoals Light|Point of Shoals]], were erected at the same time.
White Shoal sits in the center of the James just upstream of Newport News. A light was first lit here in 1855, replacing a [[daybeacon]] placed the previous year. Two other lights, those at [[Deepwater Shoals Light|Deepwater Shoals]] and [[Point of Shoals Light|Point of Shoals]], were erected at the same time.


By 1869 the structure at White Shoal was leaning badly and was declared unsafe, being described by the [[Lighthouse Board]] as being "of the oldest and most inferior design<ref name="DeGast, p. 23">DeGast, p. 23</ref>". A new light was constructed in 1871 and given a fifth-order [[Fresnel lens]]. In spite of its exposed location it managed to survive until 1934 without serious incident. In that year, it was sold to a private individual and a new unmanned tower was erected a short distance upstream. The structure gradually decayed, but remained in place until the mid 1970s, when iceflows pushed the house off its foundation. At the time of its demise, White Shoal Light was the last surviving lighthouse on the James River, and one of only two privately-owned lighthouses along the [[Chesapeake Bay]]<ref name="DeGast, p. 23"/>.
By 1869 the structure at White Shoal was leaning badly and was declared unsafe, being described by the [[United States Lighthouse Board|Lighthouse Board]] as being "of the oldest and most inferior design<ref name="DeGast, p. 23">DeGast, p. 23</ref>". A new light was constructed in 1871 and given a fifth-order [[Fresnel lens]]. In spite of its exposed location, it managed to survive until 1934 without serious incident. In that year, it was sold to a private individual and a new unmanned tower was erected a short distance upstream. The structure gradually decayed but remained in place until the mid-1970s, when ice-flows pushed the house off its foundation. At the time of its demise, White Shoal Light was the last surviving lighthouse on the James River, and one of only two privately owned lighthouses along the [[Chesapeake Bay]].<ref name="DeGast, p. 23" />


The foundation of the lighthouse still survives, but is not lit.
The foundation of the lighthouse still survives but is not lit.


==References==
== References ==
<references />
<references />
* {{cite uscghist|VA}}
*[http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHVA.html Virginia Light Stations], from the [[United States Coast Guard]] website
*[http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/whiteshoal.htm White Shoal Light], from the Chesapeake Chapter of the [[United States Lighthouse Society]]
* [http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/whiteshoal.htm White Shoal Light], from the Chesapeake Chapter of the [[United States Lighthouse Society]]
*{{cite book
* {{cite book
|last= de Gast
|last= de Gast
|first= Robert
|first= Robert
|title= The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
|title= The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
|url= https://archive.org/details/lighthousesofche0000dega
|url-access= registration
|year= 1973
|year= 1973
|publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press| pages = 22–25}}
|publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press| pages = [https://archive.org/details/lighthousesofche0000dega/page/22 22]–25}}

==Further reading==



==External links==
== External links ==
* {{cite rowlett|va}}
*[http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/va.htm Rowlett, Russ, Lighthouse Directory, Virginia Lighthouses including White Shoal Light,] [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].


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{{Lighthouses of Virginia}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1855]]
[[Category:1871 architecture]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1871]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Virginia]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Virginia]]
[[Category:James River (Virginia)]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay]]

Latest revision as of 19:48, 7 March 2022

For the light in Lake Michigan, see White Shoal Light, Michigan.
White Shoal Light
1885 photograph of White Shoal Light (USCG)
Map
LocationJames River, northwest of Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates37°01′18″N 76°31′39″W / 37.0218°N 76.5275°W / 37.0218; -76.5275
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1855
Deactivated1935
Lensfifth-order Fresnel lens

The White Shoal Light was a lighthouse located in the James River near Newport News, Virginia. It outlasted all other lighthouses in the James, finally succumbing to ice in the 1970s.

History

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White Shoal sits in the center of the James just upstream of Newport News. A light was first lit here in 1855, replacing a daybeacon placed the previous year. Two other lights, those at Deepwater Shoals and Point of Shoals, were erected at the same time.

By 1869 the structure at White Shoal was leaning badly and was declared unsafe, being described by the Lighthouse Board as being "of the oldest and most inferior design[1]". A new light was constructed in 1871 and given a fifth-order Fresnel lens. In spite of its exposed location, it managed to survive until 1934 without serious incident. In that year, it was sold to a private individual and a new unmanned tower was erected a short distance upstream. The structure gradually decayed but remained in place until the mid-1970s, when ice-flows pushed the house off its foundation. At the time of its demise, White Shoal Light was the last surviving lighthouse on the James River, and one of only two privately owned lighthouses along the Chesapeake Bay.[1]

The foundation of the lighthouse still survives but is not lit.

References

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  1. ^ a b DeGast, p. 23
  • "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  • White Shoal Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
  • de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 22–25.
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