Type:
Year Established:
1854
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
290C_Deepwater_Shoals_VA_1883_CG3.jpeg (396.91 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1883
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
James River
Latitude:
37° 8.53'
Longitude:
76° 38.15'
City / Town:
FORT EUSTIS
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1966
Disposition:
Dwelling Torn Down in 1966 and Replaced W/modern Steel Tower on Old Foundation
Year Tower Established:
1855 (Structure on piles), 1868
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
40 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1868
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018