Deepwater Shoals

Year Established:
1854
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
File Type:
jpg (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
Light List Data:
  1. Deepwater Shoals
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

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

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018