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Back River Light

ARLHS USA-025

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ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL)


Located in United States Of America Call Area

- Copyright 2007

Copyright 2007

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Also Known As:
ARLHS USA 025, USA-025, USA 025
State or Province Virginia
Coordinates
DD.DD: 37.08720, -76.26980
DM: 37° 5.232' N, 076° 16.188' W
DMS: 37° 05' 14" N, 076° 16' 11" W
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Structure removed, relocated, destroyed or otherwise lost? yes
Listed in the World List of Lights since
2006-06-01
Back River light was extinguished in 1936; twenty years later, the tower was destroyed by Hurricane Flossy, leaving only a pile of rubble to mark the spot.
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