Hooper Straight Light's Twin

Hooper Straight Light's Twin (HM2JZ9)

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N 38° 47.248', W 76° 13.196'

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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

After the first lighthouse at Janes Island near Crisfield was destroyed by ice in January 1879, a second screwpile lighthouse identical to the one at Hooper Strait (now located on Museum ground) replaced it. Ice struck the Janes Island Light again in 1893, knocking the bell onto the boat hoister. Then, in 1935, an ice floe carried the lighthouse into Tangier Sound, where it floated for three days before sinking. The caisson style tower erected the following year stands in that location today.

When needed, the fog bell was struck every 15 seconds with a mechanical striker.
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HM NumberHM2JZ9
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Placed ByChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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Date Added Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 394046 N 4293898
Decimal Degrees38.78746667, -76.21993333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.248', W 76° 13.196'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 14.88" N, 76° 13' 11.76" W
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