Fenwick Island Light Station’s 160th Anniversary

The New Friends of the Fenwick Island Light Station will celebrate  Fenwick Island Light Station’s 160th Anniversary on August 1, 2019!

August 1, 1859

In 1856, the United States Lighthouse Board recommended the construction of a lighthouse to help mariners avoid the shoals off Fenwick Island. Congress agreed with the United States Lighthouse Board authorized the establishment of a lighthouse station on Fenwick Island.The station was completed and the lamp was lit for the first time August 1,1859.