Type:
Year Established:
1854
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
b_750_Point_Of_Shoals_VA_US.jpg (3.29 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
James River
Latitude:
37° 4.03'
Longitude:
76° 39.14'
U.S. State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Disposition:
Dismantled When Light Became Unnecessary Due to Channel Dredging
Year Tower Established:
1854
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON/WOOD SCREW PILE
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:
1854
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