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| Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse, Claiborne, MD |
*Dates of operation~~ 1882-present
*Building Material~~ Cast iron on concrete caisson
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot tall caisson at sea level
*Markings~~ Brown
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ 2 red sectors
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300 mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Exploded and gutted by fire in 1960. The interior was never
rebuilt. Light was then automated and repainted, and remains in use to this day.
Lighthouse also has a 2 degree lean caused by storms during its first year of operation.
Bought at auction for $100,000 by Nevada lawyer Michael Gabriel in December of 2006.
LINKS
US Lighthouse Society, Chesapeake's lighthouse info and history
http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/bloodypt.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/bloody.htm
National Register of Historic Places nomination with description of lighthouse
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Bloody_Point_NRHP.html
*Building Material~~ Cast iron on concrete caisson
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot tall caisson at sea level
*Markings~~ Brown
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ 2 red sectors
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300 mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned
*Waterway Location~~ Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ Exploded and gutted by fire in 1960. The interior was never
rebuilt. Light was then automated and repainted, and remains in use to this day.
Lighthouse also has a 2 degree lean caused by storms during its first year of operation.
Bought at auction for $100,000 by Nevada lawyer Michael Gabriel in December of 2006.
LINKS
US Lighthouse Society, Chesapeake's lighthouse info and history
http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/bloodypt.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/bloody.htm
National Register of Historic Places nomination with description of lighthouse
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Bloody_Point_NRHP.html
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