Janes (or James) Island is located just north of the Little Annemessex River near Crisfield. The approach to the river was marked by a lightship from 1853-1866. In 1867, a screwpile light was built to replace the lightship. The first screwpile lasted only 12 years before being destroyed by ice on January 20, 1879.

A second screwpile light, identical to the Hooper Strait light, was put into service on December 20, 1879. The second light was nearly destroyed by ice in 1893 - the storm toppled the lighthouse fog bell. In 1935, ice finally did carry off the second screwpile light. The lighthouse, automated and unmanned by this time, floated in Tangier Sound for three days before sinking.

The second screwpile was replaced by an automated skeleton tower built on a caisson. The automated tower still stands today.

References (see links)

Forgotten Beacons, Hornberger and Turbyville p. 38
The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake, de Gast p. 167
Lighting the Bay: Tales of Chesapeake Lighthouses, Vojtech pp. 169-170