Type:
Year Established:
1855
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Wade Point NC.jpeg (521.41 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Pasquotank River/albermarle Sound
Latitude:
36° 9.08'
Longitude:
75° 58.40'
U.S. State:
North Carolina
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1955
Disposition:
Sank in Pasquotank River When it Slipped Off a Barge While Being Moved to Another Location
Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
CAST IRON SCREWPILE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
36 Feet
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
36 Feet
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1855
Other Structures:
bridge/tunnel
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018