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Revision as of 23:23, 3 December 2011
 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°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Height | 42 ft |
| Shape | hexagonal house |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1889 |
| Deactivated | 1967 |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 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" (PDF). 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.
