on the Preservation Virginia website Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - Old Cape Henry Light Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - New Cape Henry Light...
Old Point Comfort Light is a lighthouse located on the grounds of Fort Monroe in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the second oldest light...
The Jones Point Light is a small river lighthouse located on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. It was built in 1855. It is a small, one-story...
light was placed next to the old site in 1914; in the meantime, a temporary light perched on the remains of the old screw-pile foundation. This light...
Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore,...
Smith Point Light is a caisson lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Potomac River. It was added to the National...
Chesapeake Light is an offshore lighthouse marking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. The structure was first marked with a lightship in the 1930s, and...
The Great Wicomico River Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Great Wicomico River, south of the Potomac River on the western side of the...
Spit Light (1904–1908), OldPlantationFlatsLight (1908–1912), Cherrystone Bar Light (1912–1913), Hog Island Light (1915–1922), and Turkey Point Light (1922–1947)...
a simple skeleton tower on a small caisson was erected to replace the oldlight. The following year, the house was lifted from its foundation and barged...
recycled from the old Roanoke Marshes Light, which had been replaced the previous year. Little of note is recorded about this light, though in 1915 the...
house was torn down in 1966. A steel tower light has been erected on the old iron foundation. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia"...
steel skeleton tower was placed on the old foundation and was removed by the Coast Guard in 2015. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia"...
this light was damaged in a hurricane, and a separate light on a single pole was erected next to the old screw-pile foundation. York Spit Light, from...
during the Civil War). The light remained in service until 1965, when the house was removed and a skeleton tower erected on the old foundation. It had just...
The Pages Rock Light was a lighthouse located in the York River in the Chesapeake Bay. This light was constructed in 1893, a late date for a screw-pile...
The Bells Rock Light was a lighthouse located in the York River in Virginia. In the nineteenth century, West Point, Virginia was the head of navigation...
The Watts Island Light was a historic lighthouse located near Watts Island in the Chesapeake Bay. It was the only lighthouse built by John Donahoo outside...
Trap Light is a caisson lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, about seven and a half miles northeast of New Point Comfort Light. It...
rebuilding of the structure. This light was automated fairly early, in 1932. Its unmanned life was brief, as continued shoaling in old channel led to the dredging...
construction along with a light at Smith Point. Both were constructed by Elzy Burroughs, who also constructed the light at Old Point Comfort which is nearly...
The Killock Shoal Light was a lighthouse located at the north end of the channel west of Chincoteague, Virginia. This light was erected in 1886. It was...
erected on the site of the old tower; this skeleton tower is still in service as the rear light of the Jordan Point Range, Light List #2-12420. Although...
removed in 1936, to be replaced by an automated light on the old foundation. In the early 1970s the light was completely removed and replaced by a buoy...
The Tangier Sound Light was a lighthouse located south of Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. This light was constructed in 1890 to mark a shoal extending...
“the light is identified absolutely…” Due to the high cost of these special lenses, only the “4-5” light at Cape Charles, and the “1-4-3” light at Minots...
The Bowlers Rock Light was a lighthouse located in the Rappahannock River in Virginia, United States. This spot was marked by lightships beginning in...
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