Type:
Year Established:
1822
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Download:
BodkinIslandLight_CG_1.jpg (93.95 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
USCG
Photo Courtesy of:
Kraig Anderson
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Bodkin Island/patapsco River
Latitude:
39°8′2.4″N
Longitude:
76°25′37.2″W
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1856
Disposition:
Replaced by Seven Foot Knoll; Dismantled in 1920s; Bodkin Island Has Since Disappeared
Year Tower Established:
1822
Tower Construction Material:
MASONRY
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
30 Base to Lantern
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1822
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ONE-STORY DWELLING
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
STONE
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
13 LAMPS and Reflectors
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
BUILT BY EVANS AND COPPUCK
1914: TOWER COLLAPSED