DRUM POINT
LIGHT
Chesa-
Chesa-
peake
Bay
Solomons,
Solomons,
Maryland
One of the few screw-pile lighthouses still on the bay, the current light is housed at the Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, Maryland. The type of construction utilized in this lighthouse consisted of eight, ten-inch wrought-iron piles “screwed” into the bottom of the bay to form a base upon which the hexagonal house was built. This type of construction proved over the years to be vulnerable to ice flows in the bay, and as a result the only one remaining in the bay proper is the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, offshore Annapolis. All the rest have been moved to land. They include; Seven Foot Knoll in Baltimore, Hooper Strait Lighthouse in St. Michaels, Md., and Drum Point.
The original lighthouse, erected in 1883 at a cost of $5,000, was offshore in ten feet of water, at the entrance to the Patuxent River, near Solomons Island. Originally fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, it showed a fixed red light to ward off sailors from the sandy point. The light remained in active service until 1962. Tours of the lighthouse are now offered daily. The light is fitted as it was originally with antique furniture and lighthouse memorabilia.
The Calvert Marine Museum is in Solomons, Maryland and can be reached via Md. Rt. 4 in St. Marys County, southern Maryland. From Rt. 4 look for Solomons Island Road...the museum is located on this road. Ample parking is provided, but plan to spend a few hours in this fascinating museum. The fully restored light is but a few of the sights to see here.
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/
This image was taken of the reflection of the lighthouse in the little inlet upon which it sits. I do of course have other photos of this historic light, but so much more fun for you all to make the trip to see it for yourselves.
One of the few screw-pile lighthouses still on the bay, the current light is housed at the Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, Maryland. The type of construction utilized in this lighthouse consisted of eight, ten-inch wrought-iron piles “screwed” into the bottom of the bay to form a base upon which the hexagonal house was built. This type of construction proved over the years to be vulnerable to ice flows in the bay, and as a result the only one remaining in the bay proper is the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, offshore Annapolis. All the rest have been moved to land. They include; Seven Foot Knoll in Baltimore, Hooper Strait Lighthouse in St. Michaels, Md., and Drum Point.
The original lighthouse, erected in 1883 at a cost of $5,000, was offshore in ten feet of water, at the entrance to the Patuxent River, near Solomons Island. Originally fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, it showed a fixed red light to ward off sailors from the sandy point. The light remained in active service until 1962. Tours of the lighthouse are now offered daily. The light is fitted as it was originally with antique furniture and lighthouse memorabilia.
The Calvert Marine Museum is in Solomons, Maryland and can be reached via Md. Rt. 4 in St. Marys County, southern Maryland. From Rt. 4 look for Solomons Island Road...the museum is located on this road. Ample parking is provided, but plan to spend a few hours in this fascinating museum. The fully restored light is but a few of the sights to see here.
http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/
This image was taken of the reflection of the lighthouse in the little inlet upon which it sits. I do of course have other photos of this historic light, but so much more fun for you all to make the trip to see it for yourselves.
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