The Upper Cedar Point Light was a
screw-pile lighthouse in the
Potomac River in
Maryland. It was first lit in 1867 and served, except for a brief period of inactivity, until being dismantled in 1963.
History
The station had been served by a
lightvessel since 1821. In 1867 a small square screw-pile structure was constructed at the site. It served until 1876, when the
Mathias Point Light
The Mathias Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Potomac River in Maryland; the station was located near the Port Tobacco River. It was particularly noted for its ornate woodwork.
History
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was constructed to the east. The
Lighthouse Board received numerous complaints, however, and reactivated the light in 1882. Five years after the lighthouse was re-lit, Thomas Edwin Speake was the keeper. It remained active until 1963, when it was dismantled and replaced with a small automatic tower mounted on the original foundation.
Upper Cedar Point Light was tended by a black
keeper and assistant keeper for a time in the 1870s, one of the few
American
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lighthouses to be so served.
References
Chesapeake Chapter, USLHS page*
External links
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Lighthouses completed in 1867
Lighthouses in Maryland
Lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay
Buildings and structures demolished in 1963
Transportation buildings and structures in Charles County, Maryland