White Shoal (Virginia)
Historical Light List Characteristics
1858 | F W. W9. | LHB Light List (US): 215 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 198 | |
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 202 | |
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 204 | |
1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 215 | |
1878 | F W. W11. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 276 |
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 280 | |
1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 322 | |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 339 | |
1893 | F W. W103/4. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 431 |
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 519 | |
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 533 | |
1905 | F WR. W103/4, R103/4. White sector southward of NW. by W. and SE. by E. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 586 |
1908 | F WR. W103/4, R103/4. W1251/2°-3051/2°(180°), R3051/2°-1251/2°(180°). | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 633 |
1915 | F WR. W9, R7. W121°-301°(180°), R301°-121°(180°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 839 |
1917 | F WR. W11, R8. W121°-301°(180°), R301°-121°(180°). | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 870 |
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 914 | |
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 971 | |
1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1287 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
1858 | 6th | N/A | 27 | Red roof; iron screw pile structure. | LHB Light List (US): 215 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 198 | ||||
1865-1866 | Red roof; iron screw-pile structure. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 202 | |||
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 204 | ||||
1870 | Iron screw-pile structure; red roof. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 215 | |||
1878 | 35 | An hexagonal screw-pile structure, in 4 feet water; roof painted brown. Iron foundation and roof painted brown; superstructure, white; lantern, red. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 276 | ||
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 280 | ||||
1886 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, red. Stands in 4 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 322 | |||
1888 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 4 feet water. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 339 | |||
1893 | 321/2 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. Stands in 4 feet at mean low water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 431 | ||
1898 | White hexagonal screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 4 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 519 | |||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 533 | ||||
1905 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; piles and roof, brown; lantern, black. In 4 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 586 | |||
1908 | White, hexagonal, screw-pile structure; brown piles and roof; black lantern. In 2 feet of water. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 633 | |||
1915 | N/A | 33 | White; hexagonal; on brown piles. In 1/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 839 | |
1917 | White, hexagonal; on brown piles. In 1/4 fathom. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 870 | |||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 914 | ||||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 971 | ||||
1931 | 6 o | 33 | White hexagonal on brown piles. In 1 foot. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1287 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
1858 | Bell | None | LHB Light List (US): 215 |
1860 | LHB Light List (US): 198 | ||
1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 202 | ||
1868 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 204 | ||
1870 | A bell | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 215 | |
1878 | A bell, struck by machinery, at intervals of 10 seconds. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 276 | |
1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 280 | ||
1886 | Bell struck by machinery every 10 sec. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 322 | |
1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 339 | ||
1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 431 | ||
1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 519 | ||
1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 533 | ||
1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 586 | ||
1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 10 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 633 | |
1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 839 | |
1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 870 | ||
1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 914 | ||
1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 971 | ||
1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 10 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 1287 |
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1855 - 1870 (Approximate location.) |
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1871 - 1935 (Approximate location.) |