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The Cape Henry Lighthouses are a pair of lighthouses at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia.The location has long been important for the large amount of ocean-going shipping traffic for the harbors, its rivers, and shipping headed to ports on the bay.
The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1792 (the first Cape Henry Light) and it is the oldest surviving structure; the last, Chesapeake Light, was built in 1965 (ignoring automated towers erected later). The tallest extant tower is that at Cape Charles Light.
The Old Cape Henry Light was the first lighthouse authorized and built by the Federal Government. At the Battle of the Virginia Capes Monument, there is a statue of French Admiral François Joseph Paul, comte de Grasse to commemorate the famous sea battle on September 5, 1781, which prevented the British from reaching Yorktown during the ...
Cape Henry Lighthouse U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: Cape Henry Lighthouse: Yes 66000910: January 29, 1964 Located on Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, however the lighthouse is open accessible to the general public Virginia Beach Virginia Virginia Beach Surf and Rescue Museum [68] U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848–1915: Seatack Life ...
Nearby, the historic Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first in the United States. The railroad passenger station, built in 1902, was served by the original Norfolk Southern Railway. It was restored late in the 20th century and is used as an educational facility by Fort Story, a Navy base located at Cape Henry that was established in 1914.
At living history site Conner Prairie, ... Autumn is a great time of year to climb to the top of the Cape Henry Lighthouse (kids must be at least 42 inches tall to do so) ...
The Cape Henry Memorial commemorates the first landfall at Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of colonists bound for the Jamestown settlement. After landing on April 26, 1607, they explored the area, named the cape, and set up a cross before proceeding up the James River .
Chesapeake Light is an offshore lighthouse marking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. [1] The structure was first marked with a lightship in the 1930s, and was later replaced by a "Texas Tower" in 1965. The lighthouse was eventually automated and was used for supporting atmospheric measurement sites for NASA and NOAA. Due to deteriorating ...