![]() undated photograph of Holland Island Bar Light (USCG) | |
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Location | South of Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay |
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Coordinates | 38°04′07″N 76°05′45″W / 38.0687°N 76.0959°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1889 ![]() |
Foundation | screw-pile |
Construction | cast-iron/wood |
Shape | square house |
Light | |
First lit | 1889 |
Deactivated | 1960 |
Focal height | 11 m (36 ft) ![]() |
Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 12 mi |
Characteristic | 10 sec white flashing |
The Holland Island Bar Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay which existed from 1889 to 1960. It is remembered for the unexplained death of one of its keepers, and for being "attacked" by United States Navy pilots during a training exercise.