Type:
Year Established:
1896
Existing:
No
Download:
Cedar Point MD 1994 REE.jpg (9.58 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1994
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Patuxent River/Chesapeake Bay
Latitude:
39° 17′57.12″N
Longitude:
76° 23′9.6″W
City / Town:
Patuxent River NAS
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1928
Disposition:
Upper Story Moved to Calvert Marine Museum in 1996
Year Tower Established:
1896
Tower Construction Material:
Brick/Wood
Tower Foundation:
Natural/Emplaced
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
45
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45
Tower Shape:
House w/Square tower in corner of roof, square w/out lantern
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1896
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1928
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Three-story dwelling with pitched roof
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Brick/Wood
Other Structures:
Three-story 35ft. Bell Tower
Brick Oil House
Frame Boathouse
Outhouse
Brick Oil House
Frame Boathouse
Outhouse
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1897
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
Lantern brought ashore in 1981 and restored by Friends Of The Cedar Point Lighthouse. It is on display at Patuxent NAS Museum.
Land eroded away, eventually abandoned, replaced with beacon. Bell tower collapsed in 1957. Lighthouse removed in 1981.