Lower Cedar Point Light
The Lower Cedar Point Light was a historic lighthouse in the Potomac River near its eponymous point, south of the present U.S. Route 301 bridge. It has been replaced by a skeleton tower.
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| Location | in the center of the Potomac River 1.5 mi south of the Harry W. Nice (US 301) Bridge |
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| Coordinates | 38.340°N 76.993°W |
| Year first lit | 1867 |
| Deactivated | 1951 |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Tower shape | square house |
| Focal height | 11.5 metre  |
| Original lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | FI G 2.5 s |
History
Lightships were stationed at this location beginning in 1825. In 1861, during the Civil War, the lightship at the station was burned by Confederate forces.
A screw-pile lighthouse was constructed on the spot in 1867. This light burned on Christmas Day in 1893 and was rebuilt in 1896. In 1951 the house was removed and a skeleton tower erected on the old foundation.
References
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Lower Cedar Point Lighthouse, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
- de Gast, Robert (1973). The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 156.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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