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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
Since the 1970s ice has pushed against the lighthouse and caused it to tilt; the structure now has about a 20 degree list. In 1996 the Coast Guard announced plans to destroy the structure, but public complaints and opposition from the Maryland Historical Trust have so far kept them from doing so.
Tower Height: 35
Height of Focal Plane: 54
Description of Tower: Brown, cast iron
Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1838: Wooden tower; 1866: Screwpile structure (destroyed by ice).
Date Established: 1838
Date Present Tower Built: 1882
Optics: 1882: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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