Year first lit 1858 Foundation screw-pile Tower shape hexagonal house Materials Cast iron, Wood | Deactivated 1919 Construction cast-iron/wood First lit 1858 | |
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Location SW of Cape Charles, Virginia harbor in the Chesapeake Bay Similar White Shoal Light, Pungoteague Creek Light, Deepwater Shoals Light, Point of Shoals Light, Pages Rock Light | ||
The Cherrystone Bar Light was a lighthouse located at the entrance to Cape Charles, Virginia harbor in the Chesapeake Bay. It was the only light in the bay moved to another location, becoming the Choptank River Light in 1921.
History
This light was constructed shortly before the Civil War, and as with other Virginia lights, it was put out of commission by Confederate forces. It was reactivated by Union forces in 1862.
In 1919, a simple skeleton tower on a small caisson was erected to replace the old light. The following year, the house was lifted from its foundation and barged north, where it was set on a new foundation to replace the Choptank River Light, which had been destroyed by ice in 1918. This light was eventually dismantled in 1964, but the caisson light at the original location remains in use.