Killock Shoal Light
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| Killock Shoal Light | |
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 Killock Shoal Light (USCG) |
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| Location: | North end of Chincoteague Channel off Chincoteague, Virginia |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
(approx.) |
| Year first lit: | 1886 |
| Automated: | 1929 |
| Deactivated: | 1939 |
| Foundation: | screw-pile |
| Construction: | cast-iron/wood |
| Tower shape: | square house |
| Height: | 48 ft |
| Original lens: | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic: | fixed white with red sector |
The Killock Shoal Light was a lighthouse located at the north end of the channel west of Chincoteague, Virginia.
[edit] History
This light was erected in 1886. It was unlike other screw-pile structures in the area, with the lantern set at one corner of a small square frame house. It was automated in 1923, and decommissioned in 1939, with the house being replaced by a steel tower. The structure is now unlit.
[edit] References
- Virginia Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard
- Killock Shoal Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
- Evans-Hylton, Patrick (2005). Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56
