Type:
Year Established:
1883
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Drum Point MD 2009 by JCC copy.jpg (558.86 KB)
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:
OCTAGONAL 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
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017