Cherrystone Bar (Virginia)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1860 F W. W11. LHB Light List (US): 202
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 206
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 208
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 219
1878 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 286
1886 F W. W111/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 329
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 346
1893 F WR. W11, R11. Red sector between N. 3/4 E. and SSW. 1/4 W. Dark sector between SW. 5/8 W. and NW. 1/2 N. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 528
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 542
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632
1908 F WR. W11, R11. R0101/4°-2071/3°(197.08°), W2071/3°-2321/3°(25°), W3203/4°-0101/4°(491/2°). LHB Light List (Atlantic): 681
1915 F WR. W11, R11. R005°-202°(197°), W202°-227°(25°), W316°-005°(49°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 904
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 936
1920 Fl W 5s. fl 1. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 986
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1053
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1702
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2207
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2810
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3292
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3292
1963 Fl W 4s. fl 0.4.
1965
1966 Fl W 4s. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3607
1969-1970
1972
1973-1974 Fl W 4s. W7.

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1860 4th 36 36 Iron screw-pile light-house. LHB Light List (US): 202
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 206
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 208
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 219
1878 N/A An hexagonal screw-pile light-house, in 5 feet water; iron foundation, painted brown; superstructure, white, with a brown roof; roof of lantern, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 286
1886 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 5 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 329
1888 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 5 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 346
1893 34 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 5 feet at mean low water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1898 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 5 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 528
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 542
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632
1908 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern. In 5 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 681
1915 N/A White; hexagonal; on brown piles. In 3/4 fathom. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 904
1917 White, hexagonal; on brown piles. In 3/4 fathom. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 936
1920 N/A N/A 23 Black; skeleton tower on caisson. In 1 fathom. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 986
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1053
1931 300 mm a Black skeleton tower on caisson. In 6 feet. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1702
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2207
1945-1947 200 mm e 30
1950-1952
1953-1955 N/A USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2810
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3292
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3292
1963
1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3607
1969-1970 Black and white checkered diamond daymark on black skeleton tower on caisson. In 4 feet.
1972-1974 NB on black skeleton tower on caisson. In 4 feet.

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1860 None None LHB Light List (US): 202
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 206
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 208
1870 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 219
1878 A bell, struck by machinery two strokes in quick succession, at intervals of 30 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 282
1879 A bell, struck by machinery, 2 strokes in quick succession, at intervals of 30 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 286
1886 Bell struck by machinery, a double blow every 30 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 329
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 346
1893 Bell struck by machinery a double blow every 30 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 440
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 528
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 542
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 681
1915 Bell; 2 strokes every 30 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 904
1917 Bell; gp. 2 strokes every 30 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 936
1920 Bell; 1 stroke every 12 sec.; sounds continuously. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 986
1927 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1053
1931 BELL; 1 stroke every 12 sec. (CO2). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1367
1935 BELL; 1 stroke every 20 sec. (CO2). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1702
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2207
1945-1947
1950-1952
1953-1955 BELL: 1 stroke ev 20s. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2810
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3292
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3292
1963
1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3607
1969-1970 BELL: 1 stroke ev 15s.
1972-1974
1858 - 1975 (Approximate location; it is assumed the modern lights were located at same position as the 1858 lighthouse.)