Type:
Year Established:
1883
Existing:
Yes
Download:
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File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Relocated from Patuxent River
Latitude:
38.331°N
Longitude:
76.463°W
City / Town:
Solomons
U.S. State:
Maryland
Location County:
Calvert
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1962
Disposition:
Moved to Calvert Marine Museum
Year Tower Established:
1883
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Tower Foundation:
Screw Piling
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
47
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
47
Tower Shape:
Octogonal on hexagonal dwelling
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1883
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Hexagonal cottage (integral)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Wood
OPTICS
Current Optic:
Fourth-order, Fresnel
Original Optic Type:
Fourth-order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1883
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1960
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Jul 20, 2017