Point of Shoals Light

Point of Shoals Light
Undated photograph of Point of Shoals Light (USCG)
Map
LocationIn Burwell Bay on the James River
Coordinates37°04′06″N 76°39′11″W / 37.0683°N 76.6530°W / 37.0683; -76.6530
Tower
Constructed1855
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Automated1932
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1871 (latest structure)
Deactivated1933
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed white [1]

The Point of Shoals Light was a lighthouse located in the James River in Virginia.

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Virginia" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.