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Wolf Trap Light
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| Location | Off the west shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, northwest of the mouth of the York River |
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| Coordinates | 37°23′24″N 76°11′24″W / 37.39000°N 76.19000°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1821 (lightship) 1870 (first fixed light) |
| Foundation | Caisson |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Shape | Square tower on octagonal building |
| Markings | Red brick on red-brown cylinder, black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Virginia Historic Landmark  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1894 (current structure) |
| Deactivated | 2017[1] |
| Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
| Range | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 15s |
Wolf Trap Light | |
| Nearest city | Mathews, Virginia |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | US Lighthouse Board |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001434[2] |
| VLR No. | 057-0065 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 02, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 10, 2003[3] |
Wolf Trap Light is a caisson lighthouse in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay, about seven and a half miles northeast of New Point Comfort Light.[4][5][6] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Virginia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 70.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-22). "Lighthouses of the United States: Virginia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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