There is interest in building a refuge visitor center near the lighthouse. The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce has a page on the lighthouse. Located on the road from Chincoteague to the Assateague Island beach. Inactive since 1894. 150 ft brick tower, collapsed in 1927.
Rubble is visible in the surf.
No photo available. This little known and rarely-visited tower is the nation's second tallest lighthouse. The Coast Guard carried out a structural restoration of the tower in fall 2000. The Chincoteague Natural History Associaion has posted historical information . Located on uninhabited Smith Island, just north of the cape.