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Great Shoals lighthouse was built in 1884 at
the mouth of the Wicomico River on Maryland's
Eastern Shore to support thew local oyster
trade and allow vessels traveling upriver to
navigate the shoal. Construction was done
remarkably rapidly. The tender Jessamine
arrived at the site on June 17, 1884, and the
fixed fifth-order lens first displayed on August 15.
In 1966, the hexagonal screwpile light was discontinued.
The lighthouse was dismantled and replaced with an automated
beacon on the screwpile foundation.
Forgotten Beacons, Hornberger and Turbyville p. 79
The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake, de Gast p. 165
Lighting the Bay: Tales of Chesapeake Lighthouses, Vojtech pp. 174-175
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