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| Sharps Island Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Fairbank Maryland United States |
| Location: | Near Tilghman Island, east side of Chesapeake Bay. |
| Managing Organization: | Private owner. |
| 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 stopped that action. In 2008 the government sold the lighthouse at auction for $80,000. The new owner has been identified only as AFB, Inc. of Bear, Del. The lighthouse is on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. |
| Tower Height: | 35 |
| Description Tower: | Brown, cast iron |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1838 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1882 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | Accessible by boat only. |
| Optics: | 1882: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 250 mm. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 54 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| State: | Maryland |
| Country: | United States |
| Earlier Towers: | 1838: Wooden tower; 1866: Screwpile structure (destroyed by ice). |
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