Cohansey

Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Schooner Barge

Year: 1918

Builder: Coastwise Shipbuilding Co.

Location:

Eastern Shore
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These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Fetch?	Row ID	Media	Date	Vessel	Place	Related Places	Inscription/Marks	Subject	Notes	Archive Number
	1					USA	WRITTEN ON VERSO: COHANSEY INNER LIGHT,DELAWARE BAY, BUILT 1924, 30 FEET HIGH		COHANSEY INNER LIGHT	MS0190/01-1.15#01
	2					USA	WRITTEN ON VERSO: COHANSEY INNER LIGHT,DELAWARE BAY, BUILT 1924, 30 FEET HIGH		CURATOR NOTES:	MS0190/01-1.15#02
	3								COHANSEY LIGHT HOUSE, N.J. 1878	CL8183
	4								COHANSEY LIGHT HOUSE, N. J., DURING THE GREAT STORM, OCT 23RD, 1878	CL8184
	5		2000			Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)	Printed on verso of postcard: " Delaware Bay, N.J. - #2 in a series of 7 Lighthouses. Ship John Shoal Lighthouse was named after the ship "John" - wrecked in 1787 near the site of the present structure located in the northern part of the Bay near the mouth of the Cohansey River. The iron superstructure, a part of the lighthouse exhibit at the 1876 International Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, was brought to the shoal and placed in position - where it became a permanent structure in 19\877. Its 4th order Fresnel lens became fully automated in 1973. The lens has since been replaced by a modern and is still a working aid to navigation. The original lens is now on display at the Coast Guard Air Station in Pomona, N.J." Printed on verso, lower left: "Published by "The Lighthouse Lady" © 2000"	Lighthouses–Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)	Color postcard of the Ship John Shoal Lighthouse in Delaware Bay, New Jersey. Postcard also has an inset vintage photograph of the lighthouse.	MS0472/-#009