Assateague Light

by Suzanne Stout

Title

Assateague Light

Artist

Suzanne Stout

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

Assateague Light is the 142-foot-tall (43 m) lighthouse located on the southern end of Assateague Island off the coast of the Virginia Eastern Shore, United States. The lighthouse is located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and can be accessed by road from Chincoteague Island over the Assateague Channel. It is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and is still used as an active aid in navigation. The keeper's quarters are used as seasonal housing for refuge temporary employees, volunteers, and interns. Constructed in 1867 to replace a shorter lighthouse 45-foot-tall (14 m) built in 1833, the lighthouse is conical in shape and is painted in alternating bands of red and white.

Uploaded

February 18th, 2018

Statistics

Viewed 272 Times  -  Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/24/2024 at 8:18 AM

Colors

Embed

Share

Sales Sheet

Tags