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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This was the last lighthouse built on the Chesapeake Bay.
Tower Height: 38
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Description of Tower: Lantern on roof of keeper's quarters.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Integral 2.5 story octagonal brick keeper's quarters on cast iron and concrete caisson.
Date Established: 1908
Date Present Tower Built: 1908
Date Automated: 1964
Optics: 1908: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now 300 mm solar powered optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
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