York Spit Light

York Spit Light
	Undated photograph of York Spit Light (USCG)
Location	At the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates	37.2096°N 76.2542°W
Year first lit	1870
Deactivated	1960
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Tower shape	hexagonal house
Focal height	9 metre
Characteristic	Fl W 6s

The York Spit Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the York River in the Chesapeake Bay, marking a long shoal paralleling the main channel into the river.

History

This light replaced lightships stationed at this location beginning in 1853. Extra fender piles were added to the usual six pile structure in order to provide extra stability against the current. In 1903 riprap was placed around the piles for additional protection. A hurricane in September 1933 damaged the light.

The house was removed and replaced with an automated light in 1960 as part of the program of decommissioning at that time. More recently this light was damaged in a hurricane, and a separate light on a single pole was erected next to the old screw-pile foundation.

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References

York Spit 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. 152.

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