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6th order Fresnel Lens that helped illuminate the Fort Washington Light on thePotomac River from 1870 until 1978

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Description

6th order Fresnel Lens that helped illuminate the Fort Washington Light on thePotomac River from 1870 until 1978. This light is now located in theChincoteague Museum.

Photographer

Captain Albert E. Theberge

Display Date

2015 April 11

Location

Virginia, Chincoteague

Collection

America's Coastlines

Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Corps (ret.)