Location | Piney Point in St. Marys County, Maryland, about 13 miles from the mouth of the Potomac River |
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Coordinates | 38°08′08″N 76°31′47″W / 38.1355°N 76.5297°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1836 |
Construction | brick/masonry |
Height | 34 ft (10 m) |
Shape | conical tower |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1836 |
Deactivated | 1964 |
Lens | fifth-order Fresnel lens |
Piney Point Coast Guard Light Station | |
Nearest city | Piney Point, Maryland |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built by | John Donahoo |
NRHP reference No. | 76002171[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1976 |
The Piney Point Lighthouse was built in 1836 located at Piney Point on the Potomac River in Maryland just up the river from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.[2][3] The Coast Guard decommissioned it in 1964 and it has since become a museum. It is known as the Lighthouse of Presidents because several early US Presidents visited or stayed on the grounds.[4]