Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, located at Fort Story Virginia is the oldest lighthouse in America. Commissioned to be built by George Washington in 1792, the old Cape Henry Light became the first infrastructure for the public good to be built by the "new" government. Decommissioned in 1881, the old light still serves as a day marker for mariners off the Virginia Coast.

Old Cape Henry Lighthouse, located at Fort Story Virginia is the oldest lighthouse in America. Commissioned to be built by George Washington in 1792, the old Cape Henry Light became the first infrastructure for the public good to be built by the "new" government. Decommissioned in 1881, the old light still serves as a day marker for mariners off the Virginia Coast.