Nansemond River Light

Nansemond River Light
Undated photograph of Nansemond River Light (USCG)
Map
Locationmouth of Nansemond River off Pig Point
Coordinates36°54′43″N 76°26′42″W / 36.912°N 76.445°W / 36.912; -76.445 (approx.)
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height36 feet (11 m)
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1878
Deactivated1935
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens (upgraded to fifth-order in 1899)

The Nansemond River Light was a screwpile lighthouse located at the confluence of the Nansemond and James rivers in Virginia.[1]

  1. ^ "Nansemond River Lighthouse on Lighthousefriends".

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