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| Year Built: | 1836 |
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| Description: |  Located 14 miles up the Potomac River from the Bay at Piney Point. Automated 1939. Conical, 35-foot brick tower, with a whte two-story keeper's cottage a few paces away. Deactivated 1964. Owned and maintained by St. Mary’s County as part of St. Clement's Island - Potomac River Museum. |
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| Type of Structure: | Short masonry tower with dark red lantern room. |
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| Purpose: | Warns of shoals at Piney Point and Ragged Point across he river. |
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| Interesting Facts: | Constructed by John Donohoo on a budget of $5,000. |
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| Related Gateway: | Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Park |
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