Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG) | |
Location | Mouth of the Great Wicomico River |
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Coordinates | |
Year first lit | 1889 |
Deactivated | 1967 |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Tower shape | hexagonal house |
Height | 42 ft |
Original lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 7 mi |
Characteristic | Flashing 6 sec |
The Great Wicomico River Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Great Wicomico River, south of the Potomac River on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay.