Sharkfin Shoal Light

Sharkfin Shoal Light
Undated photograph of Sharkfin Shoal Light (USCG)
Location	Southwest of Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River
Coordinates	38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868Coordinates: 38°12′07″N 75°59′12″W / 38.2020°N 75.9868°W / 38.2020; -75.9868
Year first lit	1892
Deactivated	1964
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Tower shape	hexagonal house
Height	44 feet (13 m)
Original lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens
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

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Sharkfin Shoal Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 165.

External links

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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