Type:
Year Established:
1876
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
b_758_Mathias_Point_Shoal_VA_1948_US.jpg (1.93 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1948
Photo Credit:
USCG
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Potomac River
Latitude:
38° 24.16'
Longitude:
77° 2.35'
City / Town:
DAHLGREN
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1963
Disposition:
Dismantled in 1963 and New Steel Tower Installed
Year Tower Established:
1876
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1876
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1876
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Originally listed as being in VA but later found to be in Maryland.