Blakistone Island Light

Blackistone Island Light
Rebuilt lighthouse, September 2009
Map
LocationSouthern point of present day Saint Clement's Island in the Potomac River
Coordinates38°12′27″N 76°44′42″W / 38.20750°N 76.74500°W / 38.20750; -76.74500
Tower
Constructionwood
Automated1932
Shapekeeper's house with lantern on roof
Light
First lit1851
Deactivated1956

The Blackistone Island Light was a lighthouse located on what is now St. Clement's Island on the Potomac River in Maryland. It is best known as the target of a Confederate raid in the Civil War. Completed in 1851, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1956 and its shell was razed; a replica was completed in 2008.

The lighthouse replica can be visited on weekends from June through October. After driving to the St. Clement's Island Museum, one may take a water taxi on weekends and walk the grounds. A 50-foot (15 m) cross is also on the island. The lighthouse is open on Saturdays and the first Sunday of every month from June through October.