• Source: Somers Cove Light

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.




History


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). 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.




References



"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Somers Cove 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. 167. 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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