 2011 | |
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| Location | Pooles Island off Aberdeen Proving Ground |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°17′25.6″N 76°15′58.8″W / 39.290444°N 76.266333°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1825 |
| Construction | Stone |
| Automated | 1918 |
| Height | 11.5 m (38 ft)  |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1825 |
| Deactivated | 1939 - 2011 |
| Focal height | 44 feet (13 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | FI(4+3) W 16s |
Pooles Island Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Edgewood, Maryland |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Built by | Donohoo, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000060[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 19, 1997 |
Pooles Island Light is the oldest lighthouse still standing in Maryland[2] and the fourth oldest in the Chesapeake Bay area. The light is located on Pooles Island in the central Chesapeake Bay.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.