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| Location | off Thomas Point at the mouth of the South River in the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′56″N 76°26′10″W / 38.899°N 76.436°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1875 |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft)  |
| Shape | Square lantern on hexagonal house |
| Markings | White with red roof and black lantern |
| Heritage | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Horn: 1 every 15 sec |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1875 |
| Focal height | 43 feet (13 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) solar-powered lens[clarification needed] (current) |
| Range | White 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) Red 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | _Red_Sector_11-51.5_and_96.5-202.gif){kind=small} Flashing white 5 sec, with two red sectors |
Thomas Point Shoal Light Station | |
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| Location | Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, Maryland |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Architect | U.S. Lighthouse Service |
| Architectural style | Screwpile design |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000864[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 1975[1] |
| Designated NHL | January 20, 1999[2] |
The Thomas Point Shoal Light, also known as Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, is a historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States, and the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland.[3][4][5] It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site. The current structure is a 1½ story hexagonal wooden cottage, equipped with a foghorn as well as the light.[6]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Thomas Point Shoal Light Station". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 74.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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