The Somers Cove Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located near Crisfield, Maryland. Dismantled early, its remains are a landmark to watermen in the area.
History Little is known about this minor light, other than that it was constructed in 1867 to at the cost of . Unlike many other screw-pile lighthouses it was apparently never threatened by ice, and thus passed a quiet life until it was dismantled in 1932, replaced by a skeleton tower. The ferry to Tangier Island passes its remains.
On October 26, 2021, the remains of the light collapsed during a storm.
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Somers Cove Light, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
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