Date of Service: 1901 1844: Sarah E. is born in Maryland. 1866: James E. Meeds marries Sarah E. in Maryland. 1900: In the U.S. Census, James Meeds, age 61, is listed as lighthouse keeper at Fort Carroll, along with his wife, Sarah. 1901: Sarah E. Meeds is appointed as a laborer at Fort …
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Date of Service: 1873 – 1901 1839: James E. Meeds is born in June in parents Edwin & Mary Meeds in Maryland. 1866: James E. Meeds marries Sarah E. in Maryland. 1862-1865: James E. Meeds fought in the 8th Maryland Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. 1873-1901: James E. Meeds is appointed Principal Keeper of …
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Date of Service: 1892 – 1914 1833: Born on November 8, 1833, in Church Creek, Dorchester County, MD. To Barzillai and Julia Ann Slacum 1862: Marries Margaret Jane Christopher on February 4, 1862, in Dorchester County, MD. 1880: Occupation listed as a clerk in Baltimore, MD. in the U.S. Census. 1892: Serves as Assistant Keeper …
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Fort Carroll Lighthouse Timeline (Located on Fort Carroll Island in the middle of the Patapsco River– southwest of Key Bridge – 07/20/14) 1848 Brevet-colonel Robert E. Lee of the Army Corps of Engineers selected to supervise construction of fortress on man-made island.. 1850 Island named after Charles Carroll – last living signer of the Declaration …
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Fort Carroll Light was originally built on a parapet of Fort Carroll in 1854 with a sixth-order Fresnel lens. The lighthouse and fog bell were removed in 1898 to make room for the fort’s expansion. A new light was constructed in December of the same year; a square wooden tower with black cast iron …
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