Alternate Name(s):
Smiths Island
Type:
Year Established:
1827
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1854
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1827
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Establishment
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Smith Island
Latitude:
38° 02.99'
Longitude:
76° 04.17'
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1875
Disposition:
Destroyed
Year Tower Established:
1827
Tower Construction Material:
STONE
Tower Foundation:
Stone
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
30
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
24
Tower Shape:
ROUND
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1827
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
STONE
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
10 Argand lamps & reflectors
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
BUILT BY JOHN DONAHOO