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.

Somers Cove Light
1915 photograph of Somers Cove Light, Maryland (USCG)
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Locationat the mouth of the Little Annemessex River, SW of Crisfield, Maryland
Coordinates37°57′59″N 75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W / 37.9665; -75.8775
Tower
Constructed1867 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1867 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1932 Edit this on Wikidata
Lenssixth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
1932 lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
First lit1932 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated2005 Edit this on Wikidata

History

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Little is known about this minor light, other than that it was constructed in 1867 to at the cost of $10,000 (equivalent to $218,000 in 2023).[1] 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.

On October 26, 2021, the remains of the light collapsed during a storm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Cortese, Doug (27 October 2021). "Somers Cove Light House Collapses in Storm".
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