Thimble Shoal (Screwpile)

Type:
Existing:
No
Screwpile Lighthouse placed on existing foundation in 1880
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
National Archives
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LOCATION

Latitude:
37° 00.49'
Longitude:
76° 14.26'
City / Town:
Hampton Roads
U.S. State:
Virginia
Location County:
Hampton Roads
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1914
Disposition:
Destroyed
Year Tower Established:
1880
Tower Foundation:
Screwpile
Tower Shape:
Hexagonal
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

This was the second screwpile lighthouse to mark Thimble Shoal. A fire on October 30, 1880 destroyed the original screwpile lighthouse, which was placed in service in 1872. The foundation from the original lighthouse was reused.

Entered by:
Kraig
Entered Date:
Jan 19, 2022