Great Wicomico River Light

Great Wicomico River Light
Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG)
Location Mouth of the Great Wicomico River
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.

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