Type:
Year Established:
1858
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
b_727_Cherrystone_Bar_VA_US.jpg (2.03 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Cherrystone Harbor Entrance
Latitude:
37° 15.38'
Longitude:
76° 2.05'
City / Town:
CAPE CHARLES
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1964
Disposition:
Replaced by Steel Tower on Caisson in 1919, Moved in 1920 to Replace Choptank River Light Structure; Tower Dismantled 1964, Caisson Survives
Year Tower Established:
1859
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL
Tower Foundation:
CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
36 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36 Feet
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1858
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1858
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
1859 (WHITE HEXAGONAL SCREWPILE STRUCTURE WITH BROWN PILES AND ROOF AND BLACK LANTERN), 1919