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Cobb Point Bar Light
1912 photograph of Cobb Point Bar Light (USCG)
Map
Locationoff Cobb Island in the Potomac River at the mouth of the Wicomico River
Coordinates38°14′33″N 76°49′36″W / 38.2424°N 76.8266°W / 38.2424; -76.8266
Tower
Constructed1889 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1889
Deactivated1940
Focal height18.5 m (61 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristic Fl G 4s Edit this on Wikidata

The Cobb Point Bar Light (also called Cobb Island Bar Light) was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River.

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