Sharkfin Shoal Light

Sharkfin Shoal Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Undated photograph of Sharkfin Shoal Light (USCG)
location = Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River
coordinates = coord|38.2020|N|75.9868|W|type:landmark
yearlit = 1892
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1964
foundation = screw-pile
construction = cast-iron/wood
shape = hexagonal house
height = 44 ft
lens = fourth-order Fresnel lens
currentlens =
range =
characteristic = white 6 sec flash with red sector 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

* [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHMD.html Maryland Light Stations] , from the United States Coast Guard website
* [http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/sharkfinshoal.htm Sharkfin Shoal Light] , from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
*cite book
last= de Gast
first= Robert
title= The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
year= 1973
publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press p. 165


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