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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse replaced an 1858 brick tower onshore. The original Fresnel lens was destroyed by vandals in 1980.
Tower Height: 37
Height of Focal Plane: 51
Description of Tower: Lantern on roof of keeper's dwelling.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Red, integral 2.5 story brick keeper's dwelling with iron roof, on cast iron and concrete caisson.
Earlier Towers?
1858: Brick tower.
Date Established: 1858
Date Present Tower Built: 1883
Date Automated: 1963
Optics: 1883: 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. A visitor to this site reports: "This lighthouse is very visible and may be easily photographed from Sandy Point Park in Maryland. We were there yesterday, and it was a great find."
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