Great Wicomico River Light

Great Wicomico River Light
Undated photograph of Great Wicomico River Light (USCG)

Location	Mouth of the Great Wicomico River
Coordinates	37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°W / 37.8042; -76.2675Coordinates: 37°48′15″N 76°16′03″W / 37.8042°N 76.2675°W / 37.8042; -76.2675
Year first lit	1889
Deactivated	1967
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Tower shape	hexagonal house
Height	42 feet (13 m)
Original lens	fourth-order Fresnel lens
Range	6.1 nautical miles; 11 kilometres (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.

References

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Great Wicomico River 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. 155.

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