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New Point Comfort Lighthouse
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By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010 | |
| | | 1. New Point Comfort Lighthouse Marker | | |
Inscription. Standing at the end of what was once the southernmost peninsula in Mathews County, now surrounded by water, the lighthouse marks the entrance to Mobjack Bay. Authorized by Congress in 1801, this 55-foot-high sandstone tower with its spiraling stone steps to the lighthouse cage, was built in 1805 by Elzy Burroughs, the first keeper. Except for a brief time during the Civil War, the light operated from 1806 until 1963. It is the third-oldest lighthouse still standing on Chesapeake Bay. A keeper's dwelling once stood next to the lighthouse on a five-acre tract.
Erected 1996 by Department of Historic Reources. (Marker Number N 89.)
Location. 37° 19.884′ N, 76° 17.17′ W. Marker is near Port Haywood, Virginia, in Mathews County. Marker is at the intersection of Lighthouse Road (Route 600) and Old Bayside Drive (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling east on Lighthouse Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Haywood VA 23138, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Kingston Parish (approx. 6.1 miles away); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. Monument (approx. 6.1 miles away); Fort Cricket Hill (approx. 7.3 miles away); Mathews County Confederate Monument (approx. 7.3 miles away); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. (approx. 7.3 miles away); Mathews County Courthouse Square (approx. 7.3 miles away); Fitchett's Wharf (approx. 7.8 miles away); Battle of Cricket Hill (approx. 10.8 miles away). | | | | 
By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010 | |
| | | 2. Point Rd (facing east) | | |
Also see . . .
1. New Point Comfort. (Submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. New Point Comfort Light. Wikipedia article about New Point Comfort Lighthouse. (Submitted on April 27, 2010, by Jeff Conner of Norfolk, Virginia.)
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By Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010 | |
| | | 3. New Point Comfort Lighthouse at Mobjack Bay | | In 1933, a hurricane washed away the remains of a land connection leaving the tower isolated. | | |
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United States Coast Guard | |
| | | 4. New Point Comfort Lighthouse | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 566 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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