Point Lookout State Park

Point Lookout State Park
Landscape
View north from the lighthouse at Point Lookout
Point Lookout State Park is located in Maryland
Point Lookout State Park
Point Lookout State Park
Location in Maryland
LocationSt. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
Nearest townLexington Park, Maryland
Coordinates38°02′15″N 76°19′18″W / 38.03750°N 76.32167°W / 38.03750; -76.32167[1]
Area1,083 acres (438 ha)[2]
Established1964[3]
Administered byMaryland Department of Natural Resources
DesignationMaryland state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Point Lookout State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve occupying Point Lookout, the southernmost tip of a peninsula formed by the confluence of Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The state park preserves the site of an American Civil War prisoner of war camp and the Point Lookout Light, which was built in 1830.[4] It is the southernmost spot on Maryland's western shore, the coastal region on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay.

  1. ^ "Point Lookout". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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