Somers Cove Light

Somers Cove Light
1915 photograph of Somers Cove Light, Maryland (USCG)
Location	at the mouth of the Little Annemessex River, SW of Crisfield, Maryland
Coordinates	37°57′59″N 75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W / 37.9665; -75.8775Coordinates: 37°57′59″N 75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W / 37.9665; -75.8775
Year first lit	1867
Deactivated	1932
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Tower shape	square house
Original lens	sixth-order Fresnel lens

The Somers Cove Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Crisfield, Maryland. Dismantled early, its remains are a landmark to watermen in the area.

History

Little is known about this minor light, other than that it was constructed in 1867 to at the cost of $10,000. Unlike many other screw-pile lighthouses it was apparently never threatened by ice, and thus passed a quiet life until it was dismantled in 1932, replaced by a skeleton tower. The ferry to Tangier Island passes its remains.

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Somers Cove 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. 167.

External links

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

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