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| Point Lookout Lighthouse, Scotland, MD |
*Dates of operation~~ 1830-1965
*Building Material~~ Iron tower on brick house
*Tower~~ 36 feet
*Elevation~~ 11 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/red trim
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, buoy shed, coal
shed
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Maryland Department of Natural Resources
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Potomac River
*Significant Feature~~ The entire area surrounding the lighthouse, once a summer resort,
became a rather infamous prison for interred Confederates and Southern sympathizers
during the Civil War. At one point, nearly 20,000 prisoners were detained here, and
approximately 4,000 of those died during incarceration and were buried near the
lighthouse. Many paranormal events have been recorded within the lighthouse, perhaps
due to those Confederates who died in the prison.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/lookout.htm
Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society
http://www.pllps.org/
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=436
*Building Material~~ Iron tower on brick house
*Tower~~ 36 feet
*Elevation~~ 11 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/red trim
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, buoy shed, coal
shed
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Maryland Department of Natural Resources
*Waterway Location~~ Entrance to Potomac River
*Significant Feature~~ The entire area surrounding the lighthouse, once a summer resort,
became a rather infamous prison for interred Confederates and Southern sympathizers
during the Civil War. At one point, nearly 20,000 prisoners were detained here, and
approximately 4,000 of those died during incarceration and were buried near the
lighthouse. Many paranormal events have been recorded within the lighthouse, perhaps
due to those Confederates who died in the prison.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/lookout.htm
Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society
http://www.pllps.org/
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=436
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