Type:
Year Established:
1853
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
FishingBatteryLH (2) copy.jpg (5.24 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY/SUSQUEHANNA RV
Latitude:
39 29.35'
Longitude:
76 05.02'
City / Town:
HAVRE DE GRACE
U.S. State:
Maryland
Location County:
HARFORD
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1921
Year Tower Established:
1853
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
36
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
32
Tower Shape:
RECTANGULAR
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1853
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
5 LAMPS W/ 14in. REFLECTORS
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
SIXTH ORDER FRESNEL LENS INSTALLED IN 1855
DWELLING RAISED FROM 1-1/2 STORIES TO 2 IN 1891 WHEN US BUREAU OF FISHERIES BOUGHT ISLAND AND RAISED GRADE OF ISLAND.