Somers Cove Light

Somers Cove Light
	1915 photograph of Somers Cove Light, Maryland (USCG)
Location	at the mouth of the Little Annemessex River, SW of Crisfield, Maryland
Coordinates	37°57′59″N75°52′39″W / 37.9665°N 75.8775°W
Tower
Constructed	1867
Foundation	screw-pile
Construction	cast-iron/wood
Shape	square house
Light
First lit	1867
Deactivated	1932
Lens	sixth order Fresnel lens
1932 lighthouse
First lit	1932
Deactivated	2005

Last updated September 16, 2025

The Somers Cove Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Crisfield, Maryland. Dismantled early, its remains are a landmark to watermen in the area.

History

Little is known about this minor light, other than that it was constructed in 1867 to at the cost of $10,000 (equivalent to $225,000in 2024).^[1] Unlike many other screw-pile lighthouses it was apparently never threatened by ice, and thus passed a quiet life until it was dismantled in 1932, replaced by a skeleton tower. The ferry to Tangier Island passes its remains.

On October 26, 2021, the remains of the light collapsed during a storm.^[2]

References

↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
↑ Cortese, Doug (27 October 2021). "Somers Cove Light House Collapses in Storm".

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Somers Cove Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake . Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780801815485.

External links

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Cortese, Doug (27 October 2021). "Somers Cove Light House Collapses in Storm".

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Somers Cove Light

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