Piney Point Lighthouse

Piney Point Lighthouse (HM1S11)

Location: Piney Point, MD 20674 St. Mary's County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 8.154', W 76° 31.748'

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On Christmas Eve of 1835, land consisting of 2.5 acres was purchased by the Federal Government from William and Charlotte Suter for three hundred dollars. The following year the first lighthouse constructed entirely on the shoreline of the Potomac River was built by John Donohoe of Havre De Grace, Maryland.

A fixed white light consisting of ten lamps and 10 reflectors was installed increasing the visibility of the beacon for eleven miles. A Fresnel lens of the fifth order was added in 1855.

Fog in the area along the treacherous shoreline at Pine Point resulted in the addition of a bell tower in 1880. Replaced by a reed horn in 1936 the bell tower was to fall victim to Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

(Photos courtesy of the Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia)
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HM NumberHM1S11
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Date Added Monday, May 2nd, 2016 at 9:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 365990 N 4221998
Decimal Degrees38.13590000, -76.52913333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 8.154', W 76° 31.748'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 8' 9.24" N, 76° 31' 44.88" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 44701-45243 State Hwy 498, Piney Point MD 20674, US
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