- Source: Sharkfin Shoal Light
The Sharkfin Shoal Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located at the mouth of the Nanticoke River in Chesapeake Bay, US.
History
This light was constructed in 1892 to replace the Clay Island Light to the northeast.
During an accident on 21 December 1947, two men, Charles E. Palmquist and G. F. Cotte, died by Tangier Island in a boat departed close by from Sharfin Shoal Light that "burned on the water's edge". The investigation was led by Captain Morris G. Jory. The posthumous investigation was led by Lieutenant Commander Joseph R. Scullion.
Changed in 1950, the light pattern emitted from the lighthouse was altered to be "flashing every 10 seconds, flash two seconds, eclipse 8 seconds" with 600 white candlepower and 130 red candlepower. The change came into effect on October 27, and was switched from a manually operated station to an unattended, automatic station.
In 1964, the house was dismantled and a skeleton tower light placed on the foundation.
List of lightkeepers
Henry C. Sterling (April 1901-?)
(Assistant) Walter C. Carew (?-31 August 1904)
(Assistant) Addison S. Hall (December 1909-?)
References
"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Sharkfin Shoal 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. 165. ISBN 9780801815485.
External links
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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