Year first lit 1867 Tower shape square house Materials Cast iron, Wood | Deactivated 1951 Opened 1896 | |
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Similar Upper Cedar Point Light, Cedar Point Light, Maryland Point Light, Cobb Point Bar Light, Hawkins Point Light | ||
The Lower Cedar Point Light was a historic lighthouse in the Potomac River near its eponymous point, south of the present U.S. Route 301 bridge. It has been replaced by a skeleton tower.
History
Lightships were stationed at this location beginning in 1825. During the Civil War the lightship was burned by Confederate forces in 1861.
A screw-pile lighthouse was constructed on the spot in 1867. This light burned on Christmas Day in 1893 and was rebuilt in 1896. In 1951 the house was removed and a skeleton tower erected on the old foundation.
References
Lower Cedar Point Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA