Somers Cove Light
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.
 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 |
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| Coordinates | 37.9665°N 75.8775°W |
| Year first lit | 1867 |
| Deactivated | 1932 |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Tower shape | square house |
| Original lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
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.
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References
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- 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.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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