Great Wicomico River Light
Appearance
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.
History
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References
- Virginia Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard
- 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.