Type:
Year Established:
1878
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
b_757_Nansemond_River_VA_US.jpeg (329.89 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Nansemond River/james River
Latitude:
36° 54.5'
Longitude:
76° 26.4'
City / Town:
PORTSMOUTH
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1935
Disposition:
in 1935 Superstructure Torn Down and Automatic Light Placed on Steel Skeletal Tower on Old Foundation
Year Tower Established:
1878
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREW PILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
43 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
43 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1878
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1878
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018