Year first lit 1889 Foundation screw-pile Tower shape hexagonal house Materials Cast iron, Wood | Deactivated 1940 Construction cast-iron/wood Opened 25 December 1889 | |
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Location off Cobb Island in the Potomac River at the mouth of the Wicomico River Similar Hawkins Point Light, Maryland Point Light, Somers Cove Light, Upper Cedar Point Light, Love Point Light | ||
The Cobb Point Bar Light (also called Cobb Island Bar Light) was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River.
History
A light at Cobb Point was first requested in 1875 to mark the entrance to the tricky channel leading into the Wicomico River (not to be confused with the river of the same name on the Eastern Shore). After two additional requests, funds were finally appropriated in 1887. Construction was delayed, however, and the light was not commissioned until Christmas 1889.
A fire in 1939 caused by light keeper Matthew Wicke, resulted in heavy damage, and in the following year the house was torn down, replaced by a beacon set on the same foundation.
References
Cobb Point Bar Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA