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Great Wicomico River Light

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Great Wicomico River Light
Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG)
Map
LocationMouth of the Great Wicomico River
Coordinates37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°W / 37.8042; -76.2675
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height42 ft
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1889
Deactivated1967
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
Range7 mi
CharacteristicFlashing 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

  • 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.