Marsh Light Station
Oyster Point · 36.9241, −76.3372 · Open to visitors Apr–Oct
A fourth-order Fresnel lens marked the channel into the Tidewater from 1858 until automation in 1934. The keeper's house survived the 1933 hurricane; the original lens is on display in the Society museum.
Field notes from visitors"Path from the parking area is unpaved and floods at spring tide. Go at low water." R. Moseley · verified visit · May 2026
"Keeper's log from 1889 references the Carolina Belle wreck, two miles south." Society archivist · Mar 2026