The 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse is an amazing piece of Chesapeake Bay history. It's my understanding that the "spider legged'' (eight legged screw pile) lighthouses are unique to the Chesapeake Bay.
The original Hooper Straight lighthouse, erected as a marker to the mouth of Tangier Sound in 1867, was destroyed by shifting ice on January 11, 1877. Rescue efforts for...
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