Choptank River (Maryland)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1878 F W. W11. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 304
1886 F W. W111/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 350
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 367
1893 F W. W11. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 477
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 575
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 590
1905 F W. W111/4. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 684
1908 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 741
1915 F WR. W11, R11. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1035
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1071
1920 Fl WR 5s. W7, R5. fl 1. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123
1927 F WR. W11, R8. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°). USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1215
1931 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1542
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1927
1943 F WR. W11, R9. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°). USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2513
1945-1947
1950-1951 F WR. W11, R8. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°).
1952 Fl WR 5s. W11, R8. fl 0.5. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°).
1953-1955 Fl WR 5s. W11, R7. fl 0.5. R187°-199°(12°), W199°-316°(117°), R316°-345°(29°), W345°-187°(202°). USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2950
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3441
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3441
1963
1965 Fl W 4s. W11. fl 0.4. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3441
1966 Fl W 4s. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3840
1969-1970
1972
1973-1974 Fl W 4s. W8.
1976
1978
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 18925
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 23010
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 24915
2004

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1878 6th N/A 35 An hexagonal screw-pile light-house. Iron foundation and roof painted brown; superstructure, white; lantern, red. Light-house rests on 10 piles. The structure is placed in 10 feet of water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 304
1886 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 10 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 350
1888 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 10 feet water. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 367
1893 331/2 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 10 feet at mean low water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 477
1898 White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 10 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 575
1899 5th LHB Light List (Atlantic): 590
1905 38 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 684
1908 White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern. In 10 feet of water. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 741
1915 N/A White; hexagonal; brown piles. In 13/4 fathoms. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1035
1917 White, hexagonal; brown piles. In 13/4 fathoms. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1071
1920 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123
1927 35 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1215
1931 5 o White hexagonal brown piles. In 10 feet. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1542
1935 5 iov USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1927
1943 White hexagonal brown on piles. In 10 feet. USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2513
1945-1947 White hexagonal on brown piles. In 10 feet.
1950-1951
1952 200 mm e
1953-1955 N/A White hexagonal tower on brown piles. In 10 feet. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2950
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3441
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3441
1963
1965 N/A N/A 35 Skeleton tower with small white house on piles. In 10 feet. USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3441
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3840
1969-1970
1972-1974
1976
1978 Skeleton tower with small white house on piles. In 16 feet.
1982
1987 Skeleton tower with small white house on piles. USCG Light List - Vol. II: 18925
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 23010
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 24915
2004

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1878 A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 10 seconds. None LHB Light List (All Coasts): 300
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 304
1886 Bell struck by machinery every 10 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 350
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 367
1893 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 477
1898 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 575
1899 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 590
1905 LHB Light List (Atlantic): 684
1908 Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 10 sec. LHB Light List (Atlantic): 741
1915 Bell; 1 stroke every 10 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1035
1917 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1071
1920 None USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1123
1927 Bell, 1 stroke every 10 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1215
1931 BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1542
1935 USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1927
1943 USCG Light List (Atlantic): 2513
1945-1947
1950-1951
1952 BELL, electric; 1 stroke every 10 sec.
1953-1955 BELL: 1 stroke ev 10s. USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 2950
1957
1959-1960 USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 3441
1961 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3441
1963
1965
1966 USCG Light List - Vol. I: 3840
1969-1970
1972-1974
1976
1978 None
1982
1987 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 18925
1990-1992 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 23010
1993-1996 USCG Light List - Vol. II: 24915
2004
1871 - Present (Location of 1921 replacement and 1964 modern replacement which were built on same pile foundation. Original 1871 light was located nearby.)