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| Drum Point Lighthouse, Solomons, MD (on grounds of Calvert Marine Museum) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1883-1962
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 47 feet
*Elevation~~ Was built on screwpile foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ White house w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red w/ a dark sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in lantern
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Calvert County Commissioners as Calvert Marine Museum
*Waterway Location~~ Originally in Chesapeake Bay at mouth of Patuxent River, now dry
docked in Calvert Marine Museum
*Significant Feature~~ Of the 45 screwpile lighthouses which were in the Chesapeake Bay
at the turn of the twentieth century, this is one of only three which survive today
(Hooper's Strait and Thomas Point Shoals being the others).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/drum_point.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/drumpt.htm
Bugeye Times' lighthouse info and history
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/bugeyetimes/dp1994/index.html
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~ 47 feet
*Elevation~~ Was built on screwpile foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ White house w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red w/ a dark sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1960
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in lantern
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Calvert County Commissioners as Calvert Marine Museum
*Waterway Location~~ Originally in Chesapeake Bay at mouth of Patuxent River, now dry
docked in Calvert Marine Museum
*Significant Feature~~ Of the 45 screwpile lighthouses which were in the Chesapeake Bay
at the turn of the twentieth century, this is one of only three which survive today
(Hooper's Strait and Thomas Point Shoals being the others).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/drum_point.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/drumpt.htm
Bugeye Times' lighthouse info and history
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/bugeyetimes/dp1994/index.html
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