Great Wicomico River Light
- Great Wicomico River Light
Infobox Lighthouse
caption = Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG)
location = Mouth of the Great Wicomico River
coordinates = coord|37.8042|N|76.2675|W|type:landmark
yearlit = 1889
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1967
foundation = screw-pile
construction = cast-iron/wood
shape = hexagonal house
height = 42 ft
lens = fourth-order Fresnel lens
currentlens =
range = 7 mi
characteristic = Flashing 6 sec
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 Chesapeake Bay.
History
References
* [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHVA.html Virginia Light Stations] , from the United States Coast Guard
* [http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/grwicomicorv.htm Great Wicomico River 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. 155
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