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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Description: |  "Spark plug" type caisson near Willoughby Spit at the entrance to Hampton Roads Harbor. Red 40 foot tower; lantern room originally housed a 4th order Fresnel lens. Operational; automated in 1964. Fog horn. Owned and maintained by USCG (Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads). Eligible for listing on National Register of Historic Places. |
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| Type of Structure: | Cast Iron house atop a cast iron caisson. Has round porthole style windows. |
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| Purpose: | Marks channel between tow bars at entrance to Hampton Roads. |
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| Interesting Facts: | Nearby are the shards of an old screwpile foundation; rammed several times by passing vessels, in 1909 the oft-repaired screwpile was destroyed by a fire unleashed when a vessel under tow crashed into it. |
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