Year first lit 1892 Foundation screw-pile Tower shape hexagonal house Opened 1892 | Deactivated 1964 Construction cast-iron/wood Height 13 m Materials Wood, Cast iron | |
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Location Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River 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
Sharkfin Shoal Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA