Assateague Light
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N 37° 54.649 W 075° 21.383
18S E 468672 N 4195979
Assateague Light is the 142 foot tall lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, USA.
Waymark Code: WM7XG6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2009
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The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel.
Constructed in 1867 to replace a shorter light house built in the early 1830s, the light house is conical in shape and is painted in alternating bands of red and white. It was built with a first-order Fresnel lens which has since been replaced with an electronically powered beacon. The ground also contain a keeper's house and oil house.
The lighthouse is depicted on the 2003-2004 Federal Duck Stamp, designed by Ron Louque.
The light is open for public tours on weekends during the summer.
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