Type:
Year Established:
1867
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
b_840_Janes_Island_MD_US.jpg (2.84 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
USCG
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Little Annemessex River Entrance
Latitude:
37° 57.45'
Longitude:
75° 55.10'
City / Town:
CRISFIELD
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1935
Disposition:
Destroyed by Ice 1935
Year Tower Established:
1867
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
38 Feet from water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
38 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Lens Lantern
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1867
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
LIGHTSHIP ON STATION 1853-1867, SCREWPILE 1867-1935. Current light is on a metal tower.