Type:
Year Established:
1902
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Hooper Island MD 2006 REE.jpeg (390.65 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Middle Hooper Island/Chesapeake Bay
Latitude:
38° 15.4'
Longitude:
76° 15'
City / Town:
Hoopersvile
U.S. State:
Maryland
Location County:
Dorchester
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Richard Cuce/The Lighthouse Centers
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1902
Tower Construction Material:
Cast Iron
Tower Foundation:
Cast Iron/Concrete Caisson
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
63 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
63
Tower Shape:
Conical Spark Plug
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1902
Keeper's Quarters Style:
Integra Spark Plug
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
Cast Iron
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM, Solar Powered
Original Optic Type:
Fourth Order, Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1902
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Pronounced "HUP-per"