Type:
Year Established:
1854
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Fort Carroll MD 2003 REE.jpg (12.61 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2003
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
West of Sparrows Point
Latitude:
39° 12.50'
Longitude:
76° 30.50'
City / Town:
FORT HOWARD
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1950s
Disposition:
Only Damaged Lantern on Parapets of Fort Remains
Year Tower Established:
1898
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD FRAME
Tower Foundation:
SOUTH WALL OF FORT
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
75 feet above sea
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
70
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1854
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018