Ragged Point

Year Established:
1910
Existing:
No
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1910
Photo Credit:
US Lighthouse Service
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Southwest Side Of Potomac River
Latitude:
38° 9.00'
Longitude:
76° 36.00'
U.S. State:
Maryland
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Ragged Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Disposition:
House Dismantled and Foundation Used to Support New Tower
Year Tower Established:
1910
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
SCREWPILE
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1910
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, with IOV Lamp
Year Original Lens Installed:
1910
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018