Somers Cove Light
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| Somers Cove Light | |
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 1915 photograph of Somers Cove Light, Maryland (USCG) |
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| Location: | at the mouth of the Little Annemessex River, SW of Crisfield, Maryland |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1867 |
| Deactivated: | 1932 |
| Foundation: | screw-pile |
| Construction: | cast-iron/wood |
| Tower shape: | square house |
| Original lens: | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
The Somers Cove Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Crisfield, Maryland. Dismantled early, its remains are a landmark to watermen in the area.
[edit] History
Little is known about this minor light, other than that it was constructed in 1867 to at the cost of $10,000. Unlike many other screw-pile lighthouses it was apparently never threatened by ice, and thus passed a quiet life until it was dismantled in 1932, replaced by a skeleton tower. The ferry to Tangier Island passes its remains.
[edit] References
- Maryland Light Stations, from the United States Coast Guard website
- Somers Cove Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
- de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 167
