Maryland Lighthouses Scavenger-Hunt Style Dozens of lighthouses dot Maryland’s 3,190 miles of gorgeous coastline, and each has a fascinating history and loads of Chesapeake Bay charm. Check out these favorites as you follow our lighthouse scavenger hunt, which offers some — dare we say “enlightening”? — maritime trivia. Love ’em from a distance. Your Guide to Set sail to p. 66 to find more ways to see Maryland lighthouses with our Chesapeake Bay Storytellers. 1. Concord Point Built : 1827 Trivia : Meet the oldest lighthouse in Maryland open to the public. 2. Turkey Point at Elk Neck State Park Built : 1833 Trivia : Four of its 10 lighthouse keepers were women. Seven-Foot Knoll Lighthouse 3. Pooles Island Built : 1825 Trivia : Off-limits to the public, the island was used by the U.S. military for shelling practice from 1918 to the early 1960s and is riddled with unexploded bombs and shells. 6. Lazaretto Point Built : Original 1931 , replica 1985 Trivia : In 1914, Lazaretto became the first electrified Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. 4. Lightship Chesapeake Built : 1930 Trivia : After ending its Coast Guard service in 1971, the lightship served as a floating National Park Service classroom for 10 years and became a museum in 1982. 7. Fort Carroll Built : 1854 Trivia : The lighthouse sits on a fort and was named for Charles Carroll, one of the four Maryland signers of the Declaration of Independence. 5. Seven-Foot Knoll Built : 1856 Trivia : This 200-ton lighthouse was relocated from the mouth of the Patapsco River to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor via barge in 1988. 60 DESTINATION MARYLAND 8. Craighill Channel Range Built : 1875 & 1886 Trivia : There are four Craighill Channel lights, two pairs marking each of the Craighill Channels, and all are still in use. AdobeStock/SeanPavonePhoto
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