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| 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]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ W. M. Whittington (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Piney Point Coast Guard Light Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.