Location | Clay Island at the confluence of Fishing Bay and the Nanticoke River |
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Coordinates | 38°14′02″N 75°58′12″W / 38.234°N 75.970°W(approximate) |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1892 |
Construction | brick/wood |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Shape | House with lantern on roof |
Light | |
First lit | 1832 |
Deactivated | 1892 |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
The Clay Island Light was a historic lighthouse located on Clay Island at the mouth of the Nanticoke River on the Chesapeake Bay. Constructed in 1832, it continued to serve the area until 1892, when it was replaced by the Sharkfin Shoal Light. Two years later, the building collapsed, and nothing remains of it.