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Holland Island Bar Light
undated photograph of Holland Island Bar Light (USCG)
Map
LocationSouth of Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates38°04′07″N 76°05′45″W / 38.0687°N 76.0959°W / 38.0687; -76.0959
Tower
Constructed1889 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1889
Deactivated1960
Focal height11 m (36 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
Range12 mi
Characteristic10 sec white flashing

The Holland Island Bar Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay which existed from 1889 to 1960. It is remembered for the unexplained death of one of its keepers, and for being "attacked" by United States Navy pilots during a training exercise.

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