Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Concord Pt LH.jpg (902.25 KB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER/CHESAPEAKE BAY
Latitude:
39° 32.54'
Longitude:
76° 05.51'
City / Town:
HAVRE DE GRACE
U.S. State:
Maryland
Location County:
HARFORD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1975
Year Tower Established:
1827
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
30
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1827
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
STONE/BRICK
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
NINE LAMPS W/16" REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1920
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
DECOMMISSIONED IN 1975, RESTORED IN 1981.
1983, FIFTH ORDER FRESNEL PLACED IN LIGHTHOUSE
Concord Point Light Station -
Historic Significance: High. The second oldest standing tower
in Maryland. Pooles Island, the oldest standing tower, is in ruins, and open to the elements. The Concord Point keeper’s quarters, built in 1827, is the oldest extant example in Maryland.
Historic Integrity: Moderate: The 1827 tower and keeper’s quarters have a moderate degree of original fabric.