Cape Henry Lighthouse

The Cape Henry Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Henry, the landform denoting the southern access to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. province of Virginia. The area has for quite some time been essential for the expansive measure of the maritime transportation activity for the harbors, its streams, and dispatching went to ports on the narrows.

The first beacon was the primary approved by the U.S. government, dating from 1792. It was additionally the primary government development venture under the Constitution, for a unique contract measure of $15,200. A second beacon was fabricated and finished in 1881 a short separation away after concern emerged about the steadiness of the first.

The more seasoned beacon was procured in 1930 by Preservation Virginia. A block lining and an iron stairway have been added to the inside. The beacon is available to people in general and a fine view can be appreciated from its perception stage. In 2002 the American Society of Civil Engineers assigned the beacon a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The beacons are situated in the city of Virginia Beach inside the limits of Joint Expeditionary Base East, a Navy base. The Cape Henry Memorial is nearby the beacons.