Love Point Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Undated photograph of Love Point Light (USCG)
location = off northern tip of Kent Island, Maryland in the Chesapeake Bay
coordinates = coord|39.0539|N|76.2904|W|type:landmark
yearlit = 1872
automated = 1953
yeardeactivated = 1964
foundation = screw-pile
construction = cast-iron/wood
shape = hexagonal house
height =
lens = 3 1/2-order Fresnel lens
currentlens =
range =
characteristic = six second white flashing with red sector
status = replaced with tower on original foundation

Love Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, off the northern end of Kent Island, Maryland.

History

Local pressure to build at light at this site was noted as early as 1837, but an appropriation in 1857 was insufficient, and it was not until 1872 that a light was constructed, using the same plan as the original Choptank River Light. As with many screw-pile structures, it had several run-ins with ice, with several pilings being damaged in its first winter. It was threatened again in 1879, but escaped further damage.

Automation and dismantling followed the pattern of other screw-pile lights in the bay; it was automated in 1953 and the house removed in 1964, replaced by a small light and fog bell on the old foundation.

References

* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMD.asp Maryland Light Stations] , from the United States Coast Guard
* [http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/lovepoint.htm Love Point Lighthouse] , from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
*cite book
last= de Gast
first= Robert
title= The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake
year= 1973
publisher= Johns Hopkins University Press p. 163