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HOOPER STRAIT LIGHT

State: MARYLAND
Location: RELOCATED FROM TANGIER SOUND
Nearest City: ST. MICHAELS
County: TALBOT
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1827

NPS photo by Candace Clifford, 1989

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1879
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1966
Automated: 1954
Foundation Materials: SCREW PILING
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: WHITE HEXAGONAL HOUSE W/RED ROOF
Shape: OCTAGONAL LANTERN ON HEXAGONAL DWELLING
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 41
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1879
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1967
Height of Focal Plane: 41
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date: 1827/1845
Description: 1. LIGHTSHIP SERVED 1827 OR 1828 TO 1845; 2. 72-TON LIGHT VESSEL SERVED 1845-1867
Fate/Disposition: BECAME 5TH DISTRICT RELIEF LIGHTSHIP IN 1867
2. Construction Date: 1867
Description: SQUARE FRAME HOUSE WITH INTEGRAL LANTERN ON 5 SCREW PILE FOUNDATION
Fate/Disposition: DESTROYED BY ICE JANUARY 1877

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1879
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: NONE

Current Use: MUSEUM

Owner/Manager: CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site: Link

National Register Status: PART OF LISTING; Reference # 0
Name of Listing: ST. MICHAELS NR DISTRICT
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
MOVED TO MUSEUM SETTING 1967

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 5:03:02 pm EDT
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