Turkey Point Lighthouse
by Linda Sannuti
Title
Turkey Point Lighthouse
Artist
Linda Sannuti
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Turkey Point Lighthouse is located on four acres of ground easily accessed by land in the Elk Neck State Park , Cecil County, Maryland. The light tower is situated on a 100-foot bluff that overlooks the Elk and North East rivers in the upper Chesapeake Bay.
Plans for the lighthouse began as early as 1812, by the U.S Lighthouse Service, known today as the United States Coast Guard. In 1832, ground was purchased by the Federal Government to build the lighthouse . Turkey Point Light Station would require a house and additional buildings in order to maintain a family. John Donohoo of Havre de Grace, Maryland, a prolific builder of lighthouses on the Chesapeake, was hired to build the light station that was completed in 1833.
The purpose of its tiny beacon of light was to guide and give ships’ captains time to change their navigational course into the mouth of the newly completed C & D Canal. The lighthouse contained a fourth order Fresnel lens that was imported from France.
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July 6th, 2020
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