Type:
Year Established:
1829
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
061A_Back River_VA_1885_CG2.jpg (2.76 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1885
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Back River Mouth/chesapeake Bay
Latitude:
37° 5.14'
Longitude:
76° 16.12'
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1936
Disposition:
Tower and Dwelling Destroyed by 1956 Hurricane
Year Tower Established:
1829
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
35 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30 Feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1829
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
10 Reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018