Windmill Point Lighthouse

Year Built

1869

Cost

N/A

Type

Hexagonal house

Height

36 feet

Location

Mouth of the Rappahannock River east of Windmill Point

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1869

Lens Type

Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1965

Color

N/A

Last Keeper - Date

Floyd E. Crewe (1947 – 1954)

Description

The structure was dismantled in 1965.

Brief History

•  In 1869 a permanent lighthouse was built. The structure was a white Hexagonal screwpile with a fifth order lens.
•  1899 – The lantern cowl was repaired and new model fifth-order lamps were installed and the fog bell machinery was adjusted.
•  1915 – Keeper Charles E. Respess drowns on March 5 when trying to reach shore from the lighthouse.
•  1924 – During the past fiscal year 523 tons of riprap were placed at Windmill Point Light Station.
•  1954 – Windmill Point light station will be converted to automatic operation, effective Nov. 5, the Coast Guard has announced.