Cape Henry Lights lighthouses are two lighthouses located on Cape Henry , in the southern part of the Chesapeake Bay . Administratively related to the city of Virginia Beach , Virginia , USA .
| Cape Henry Lighthouses | |
|---|---|
| English Cape Henry Lights | |
 New lighthouse. Photo 2001. | |
| A country | |
| Ocean | Atlantic Ocean |
| Sea | Chesapeake bay |
| Cape | Cape henry |
| Established | 1792 year |
| Construction date | 1881 year |
| Beacon height | 48 m |
| Distance | 18.5 M |
| Auto | since 1984 |
| Acting | Yes |
| Key dates | |
| 1792 - construction of the old lighthouse 1881 - construction of a new lighthouse 1966 - the old lighthouse is listed in the NRIM 1969 - the old lighthouse is entered in the 1970 - both lighthouses recognized as national historic a monument 2002 - a new lighthouse introduced in NRIM 2003 - a new lighthouse is added to the | |
Description
The height of the old lighthouse is 27.4 meters, it has an octagonal projection, the diameter of the base is 7.9 meters, and the peaks are 4.9 meters. The building material is .
The height of the new lighthouse is 47.9 meters; it also has an octagonal projection shape. The building material is cast iron and . Light is sent through a Fresnel lens and is visible at a distance of 18.5 miles .
History
- Old lighthouse [2]
The Old Lighthouse is the third oldest US lighthouse [3] : it was built by October 1792 on a hill 18 meters above sea level more than 450 meters from the coast, now this distance, due to soil erosion , is about 230 meters . The design cost of construction was $ 15,200 , but in the end it was increased by $ 2,500. The building was designed by , who was inspired by the construction , built in 1767 in Delaware . Cape Henry Lighthouse was one of the first buildings in the country, completely built at public expense (the United States as a state was formed in 1787 with the adoption of the Constitution ). In the first half of the 1860s, during the Civil War , the lighthouse was destroyed, but was restored very soon, as it was of crucial strategic importance for ships entering the Chesapeake Bay . In 1930, the old lighthouse, which has been idle for half a century, was acquired by , a company dedicated to the protection of historical and cultural monuments . As a result of the restoration, the building was added with brick cladding and an iron staircase. Nowadays, the old lighthouse is a historical museum.
- New Lighthouse [4]
In 1881, a new lighthouse was built, it is located 100 meters northeast of the old one, at an elevation of 5 meters above sea level. The construction cost was $ 100,000 . After the construction of the new lighthouse, the old one was not destroyed, since it is a good landmark in the daytime and is useful for triangulation . In 1984, the new lighthouse was fully automated.
- Historical recognition
On October 15, 1966, the old lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in the USA , and on December 2, 2002, a new one was added to the register [5] . On September 9, 1969, the old lighthouse was added to the , and on September 10, 2003, a new one was added to the register [6] . On April 15, 1970, both lighthouses were recognized as national historical monuments . In 2002, the awarded the old lighthouse the title of National Historic Site of Civil Engineering.
The new (left) and old (right) Cape Henry lighthouses
Old lighthouse
The old lighthouse is now a museum
The old lighthouse was located at a distance of more than 450 meters from the coast, now this distance is about 230 meters.
See also
- ( Fort Storey)
- Objects of the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Beach
Notes
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.
- ↑ Cape Henry Lighthouse at lighthousefriends.com
- ↑ Cape Henry Lighthouse at cblights.com
- ↑ New Cape Henry Lighthouse at cblights.com
- ↑ Cape Henry Lighthouses on focus.nps.gov
- ↑ Historic Registers. City of Virginia Beach (Tidewater Region) Archived March 31, 2016 to Wayback Machine ( dhr.virginia.gov)
Links
- Light Stations in the United States on dhr.virginia.gov