Sharkfin Shoal Light
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| Sharkfin Shoal Light | |
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 Undated photograph of Sharkfin Shoal Light (USCG) |
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| Location: | Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1892 |
| Deactivated: | 1964 |
| Foundation: | screw-pile |
| Construction: | cast-iron/wood |
| Tower shape: | hexagonal house |
| Height: | 44 ft |
| Original lens: | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic: | white 6 sec flash with red sector |
The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in the Chesapeake Bay.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- Maryland Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard website
- 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
