 Taken before 1972 when the house was razed. | |
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| Location | Elk Neck State Park at the head of the Chesapeake Bay |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°26′59.578″N 76°0′30.313″W / 39.44988278°N 76.00842028°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1833 |
| Construction | brick/masonry |
| Automated | 1947 |
| Height | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1835 |
| Deactivated | 2000-2002 |
| Focal height | 129 feet (39 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens, 1855 |
| Characteristic | Flashing white 6 sec |
Turkey Point Light | |
| Nearest city | North East, Maryland |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1833 |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001421[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2002 |
The Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse at the head of the Chesapeake Bay. Although only a 35-foot (11 m) tower, the 100-foot (30 m) height of the bluffs on which it stands makes it the third highest light off the water in the bay.[2][3][4] It is also known for the large number of women who served as lightkeeper.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ^ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 88.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.