The Killock Shoal Light was a lighthouse located at the north end of the channel west of Chincoteague, Virginia.

Killock Shoal Light
Killock Shoal Light (USCG)
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LocationNorth end of Chincoteague Channel off Chincoteague, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′53″N 75°13′26″W / 37.5648°N 75.2239°W / 37.5648; -75.2239 (approx.)
Tower
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Automated1929
Height48 feet (15 m)
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1886
Deactivated1939
Focal height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristicfixed white with red sector

History

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This light was erected in 1886. It was unlike other screw-pile structures in the area, with the lantern set at one corner of a small square frame house. It was automated in 1923, and decommissioned in 1939, with the house being replaced by a steel tower. The structure is now unlit.

References

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  • "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  • Killock Shoal Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
  • Evans-Hylton, Patrick (2005). Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 56.