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| Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse, Skidmore, MD |
*Dates of operation~~ 1883-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 37 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot caisson foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ Red dwelling on brown caisson w/ white roof and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ a red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1963
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Upper Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ While the automated lighthouse was unmanned in 1979, vandals
broke into the lantern room and completely smashed the historic handmade Fresnel lens,
apparently with a baseball bat. It was at that time that the current 300mm lens was
installed.
LINKS
USCG's National Register of Historic Places Nomination
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Sandy_Point_NRHP.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sandypt.htm
Rudy and Alice's lighthouse info and history
http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/MdAtLts/SandyPt/SdyPt.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 37 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15 foot caisson foundation at sea level
*Markings~~ Red dwelling on brown caisson w/ white roof and black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white w/ a red sector
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1963
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Upper Chesapeake Bay
*Significant Feature~~ While the automated lighthouse was unmanned in 1979, vandals
broke into the lantern room and completely smashed the historic handmade Fresnel lens,
apparently with a baseball bat. It was at that time that the current 300mm lens was
installed.
LINKS
USCG's National Register of Historic Places Nomination
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Sandy_Point_NRHP.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sandypt.htm
Rudy and Alice's lighthouse info and history
http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/MdAtLts/SandyPt/SdyPt.htm
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