Maryland Lighthouses Point Lookout Lighthouse 9. Baltimore Harbor Built : 1908 Trivia : The last lighthouse constructed on the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore Harbor took 18-plus years to build due to a string of unfortunate circumstances and events. 13. Hooper Strait at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum 18. Drum Point at Calvert Marine Museum Built : 1883 Trivia : This is one of five remaining screwpile lighthouses on the Chesapeake Bay. 10. Sandy Point Shoal at Sandy Point State Park Built : Original 1867 , rebuilt 1879 Trivia : The original sank in 1877 when ice moved the lighthouse off its foundation and it floated away with the keepers inside. They lived to tell the tale. 19. Blackistone Built : 1883 Trivia : This is the second Sandy Point Shoal lighthouse, built after the first iteration was found to be too far away for ships to see the light or hear the fog bell. 14. Fort Washington 11. Thomas Point Shoal Built : Tower in 1870 ; lighthouse in 1882 Trivia : In 1872, Keeper Edward Kelly resigned after not receiving a requested raise from $300 to $480 per year. Built : Original 1851 , replica 2008 Trivia : Reachable via water taxi, the lighthouse sits on St. Clement’s Island where Maryland’s first colonists arrived. 20. Piney Point Built : 1875 Trivia : Accessible only by boat, this National Historic Landmark is the Bay’s only intact screwpile lighthouse that remains at the site of its original construction. 15. Sharps Island Built : 1836 Trivia : The sunken WWII U-1105 Black Panther German submarine lies just offshore. 12. Bloody Point Bar Built : 1838 , 1866 , 1882 Trivia : The first lighthouse was rebuilt due to erosion and the second was swept 5 miles away (with its keepers inside) by ice floes. The keepers survived. 21. Point No Point Built : 1905 Trivia : During construction, there was an accident that led to the lighthouse floating miles down the Bay. 22. Solomons Lump Built : 1882 Trivia : There are numerous stories about how the lighthouse got its name, ranging from the tragic massacre of Native Americans by English colonists to a French pirate who was hanged. 16. Choptank River Built : Original 1871 , replica 2012 Trivia : The replica is the Bay’s youngest lighthouse. Built : 1875 Trivia : The lighthouse went dark for three days in 1938 when the keeper was unable to work due to rheumatism. 17. Cove Point Built : 1828 Trivia : You can spend the night in the lighthouse keeper’s quarters. 23. Point Lookout Built : Original 1830 , replica 2008 Trivia : Point Lookout is known for its paranormal activity. 62 DESTINATION MARYLAND
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