Year first lit 1892 Tower shape hexagonal house Opened 1892 | Deactivated 1964 Height 13 m Materials Wood, Cast iron | |
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Similar Great Shoals Light, Somers Cove Light, Hawkins Point Light, Holland Island Bar Light, Cobb Point Bar Light | ||
The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in the Chesapeake Bay.
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
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