Sharkfin Shoal Light
The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.
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| Location | Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River |
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| Coordinates | 38.2020°N 75.9868°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1892  |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Height | 44 feet (13 m) |
| Shape | hexagonal house |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1892 |
| Deactivated | 1964 |
| Focal height | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | white 6 sec flash with red sector |
History
This light was constructed in 1892 to replace the Clay Island Light to the northeast. In 1964, the house was dismantled and a skeleton tower light placed on the foundation.
References
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Sharkfin 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. p. 165.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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