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Choptank River Light | |
![]() In 1881 ice piled up against the lighthouse cracking some of the pilings and tilting the structure. Damage was not significant and the lens was upgraded to a fifth-order Fresnel lens. Records show that in January 1918 this lighthouse structure was destroyed by ice flows that are said to have climbed 30 feet around the lighthouse and knocked it off the pilings. The newly decommissioned Cherrystone Bar Lighthouse in Virginia was moved to the Choptank Lighthouse site and placed on top of a new screwpile foundation. The lighthouse was re-commissioned in 1921 and continued service until 1964 when the cottage was dismantled. It should be noted here that this is the only lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay to have been replaced with an existing lighthouse from another location. No photo available for 1870 lighthouse.
Digital rendering of the replica Choptank River Lighthouse as it will look withing the Cambridge Municipal Marina provided by Eclectic Graphics. | |
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