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| Wolf Trap Lighthouse, Mathews, VA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1894-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ On caisson base at sea level
*Markings~~ Red on brown caisson w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 15 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1971
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Sold to private owner in 2005, with plans to turn it into a B&B
*Waterway Location~~ Wolf Trap Spit Shoal, Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Site was previously marked by lightships from 1821-1870, then one
of many Chesapeake screwpile lighthouses until ice floes destroyed it in 1893.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=441
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/wolf.htm
Robert Hall's interview with 1950's USCG keeper Charlie Kidd
http://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/Misc/CharlieKidd1958.htm
U. S. Lighthouse Society, Chesapeake's lighthouse info page
http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/wolf-trap.htm
Excellent descriptive of lighthouse
http://wolftraplighthouse.com/
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 52 feet
*Elevation~~ On caisson base at sea level
*Markings~~ Red on brown caisson w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 15 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1971
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Sold to private owner in 2005, with plans to turn it into a B&B
*Waterway Location~~ Wolf Trap Spit Shoal, Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Site was previously marked by lightships from 1821-1870, then one
of many Chesapeake screwpile lighthouses until ice floes destroyed it in 1893.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=441
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/wolf.htm
Robert Hall's interview with 1950's USCG keeper Charlie Kidd
http://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/Misc/CharlieKidd1958.htm
U. S. Lighthouse Society, Chesapeake's lighthouse info page
http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/wolf-trap.htm
Excellent descriptive of lighthouse
http://wolftraplighthouse.com/
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