Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maryland--Craighill Channel Lower Range Lights

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CRAIGHILL CHANNEL LOWER RANGE LIGHTS

State: MARYLAND
Location: CHESAPEAKE BAY
Nearest City: SPARROWS POINT
County: BALTIMORE
U.S.C.G. District: 5
Year Station Established: 1873

Rear range (above) and front range (at left); NPS photos by Ralph Eshelman, 1995

First Historic Tower (FRONT RANGE):

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1964
Foundation Materials: CAST IRON/CONCRETE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON PLATE W/BRICK LINING
Markings/Patterns: BROWN W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 25
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 22
Has tower been moved? NO

Second Historic Tower (REAR RANGE):

Year Light First Lit: 1873
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated:
Foundation Materials: 9 GRANITE PIERS
Construction Materials: CAST IRON/STEEL WOOD
Markings/Patterns: LOWER WHITE/UPPER FADED RED/GREY LANTERN
Shape: PYRAMIDAL SKELETAL W/CYLINDER
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 105
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL RANGE
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL RANGE
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Has tower been moved? NO

Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (FRONT RANGE)

Year Constructed: 1873
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: NONE; INTEGRAL KEEPERS FOR REAR RANGE DISMANTLED 1930S

Current Use: ACTIVE AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

National Register Status: DETERMINED ELIGIBLE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? YES; Year Listed: 1981

Miscellaneous:
FRONT RANGE HAS TWO LIGHTS, ONE AT 22 FEET AND ONE AT 39 FEET; FRONT RANGE IS 2.4 MILES SOUTH OF REAR RANGE

Last Modified: Wed, Mar 13 2002 4:16:02 pm EDT
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