Nansemond River (Virginia)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1879 | F R. R11. Arc illuminated SW. by S 1/4 S. by W'd to SE. by E. 1/4 E. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 279 |
| 1886 | F R. R71/2. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 321 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 338 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 430 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 518 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 532 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 585 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632 | |
| 1915 | F R. R8. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 835 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 866 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 910 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 967 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1282 | |
| 1935 | Fl W 10s. W8. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1564 |
| 1943 | Fl W 5s. W10. fl 1. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2036 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | Fl W 5s. fl 1. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2348 |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2773 | |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2773 | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1965 | ||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3020 | |
| 1969-1970 | Fl W 6s. fl 1. | |
| 1972 | ||
| 1973 | Fl W 6s. W8. | |
| 1974 | Fl W 6s. W7. | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 5790 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1879 | 6th | N/A | 381/2 | An hexagonal screw-pile light-house, foundation and roof painted brown; superstructure, white; lantern, red. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 279 |
| 1886 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 51/2 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 321 | |||
| 1888 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 51/2 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 338 | |||
| 1893 | 36 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 51/2 feet at mean low water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 430 | ||
| 1898 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 51/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 518 | |||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 532 | ||||
| 1905 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 51/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 585 | |||
| 1908 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern. In 51/2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | White; hexagonal; on brown piles. In 1 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 835 | ||
| 1917 | White, hexagonal, on brown piles. In 1 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 866 | |||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 910 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 967 | ||||
| 1931 | 6 o | 36 | White hexagonal on brown piles. In 6 feet. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1282 | |
| 1935 | 6 a | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1564 | |||
| 1943 | 300 mm a | N/A | 40 | White skeleton tower on brown piles. In 6 feet. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2036 |
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2348 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2773 | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2773 | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3020 | ||||
| 1969-1970 | Red and white checkered diamond daymark on white skeleton tower on brown piles. In 6 feet. | ||||
| 1972-1974 | NR on white skeleton tower on brown piles. In 6 feet. | ||||
| 1976 | |||||
| 1978 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | NR on white skeleton tower on brown piles. | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 5790 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1879 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 7 seconds. | None | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 279 |
| 1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 7 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 321 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 338 | ||
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 430 | ||
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 518 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 532 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 585 | ||
| 1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 7 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 632 | |
| 1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 7 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 835 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 866 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 910 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 967 | ||
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 7 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1282 | |
| 1935 | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1564 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2036 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2348 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 2773 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 2773 | ||
| 1963 | |||
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3020 | ||
| 1969-1970 | |||
| 1972-1974 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. II: 5790 |
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1878 - 1988 (Approximate location; the 1935 light, which was deactivated circa 1988, was built on the foundation of the original screwpile light.) |