Nansemond River Light
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The Nansemond River Light was a screwpile lighthouse located at the confluence of the Nansemond and James rivers in Virginia.[1]
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Location | mouth of Nansemond River off Pig Point |
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Coordinates | 36.912°N 76.445°W / 36.912; -76.445 (approx.) |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Shape | square house |
Light | |
First lit | 1878 |
Deactivated | 1935 |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens (upgraded to fifth-order in 1899) |
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