Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Virginia--Assateague Light

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ASSATEAGUE LIGHT

State: VIRGINIA
Location: SOUTH END ASSATEAQUE ISLAND
Nearest City: CHINCOTEAQUE
County: ACCOMACK
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1833

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1989

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1867
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1965
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE & RED BANDS
Shape: CONICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 142
Original Optic: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1867
Present Optic: DCB-224
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 154
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FRESNEL LENS TRANSFERRED TO OYSTER MUSEUM IN CHINCOTEAGUE
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1910
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) / U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE (QUARTERS)

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #73001989
Name of Listing: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1972

Miscellaneous:
KEEPERS USED FOR GOVERNMENT SEASONAL HOUSING

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 8:37:02 am EDT
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