Type:
Year Established:
1867
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
Hooper Straight MD with Bell Tower.jpeg (335.77 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
RELOCATED FROM TANGIER SOUND
Latitude:
38° 13.36'
Longitude:
76° 04.33'
City / Town:
ST. MICHAELS
U.S. State:
Maryland
Location County:
TALBOT
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1966
Year Tower Established:
1867
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREW PILING
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
41
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
41
Tower Shape:
OCT LANTERN ON HEXAGONAL DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
NONE A fog bell was hung outside the tower and struck by machinery inside.
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1867
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
This is actually the 1879 version of the lighthouse, moved to shore in 1966.
Pronounced "HUP-per"