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Location | just east of Craney Island at the mouth of the Elizabeth River |
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Coordinates | 36°53′31″N 76°20′13″W / 36.892°N 76.337°W (approx.) |
Tower | |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Shape | square house (first); hexagonal house (second) |
Light | |
First lit | 1859 (first); 1884 (second) |
Deactivated | 1936 |
Lens | fifth-order Fresnel lens |
The Craney Island Light was a screwpile lighthouse located just east of Craney Island at the mouth of the Elizabeth River in Virginia. This light replaced the first permanently stationed lightship in the United States.