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The Wolf Trap Light Station stands in about 16 feet of water on the east end of Wolf Trap Spit, on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay between the York and Rappahannock Rivers, off the coast of Mathews County. It consists of a wooden caisson that supports a cast-iron foundation cylinder and an octagonal two-story brick dwelling with a one-story square tower in turn supporting a cast-iron lantern. Wolf Trap and Smith Point light stations used the same plans and are each integral with all functions combined in one building. Only 11 pneumatic caisson lighthouses were built in the United States, including Wolf Trap and Smith Point. Wolf Trap is listed under the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form for Light Stations in the United States.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
