Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light

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Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light
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Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light
Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light
LocationEast side of Sparrows Point on the north shore of the Patapsco River
Coordinates 39°12′58.32″N76°27′45.72″W / 39.2162000°N 76.4627000°W / 39.2162000; -76.4627000 Coordinates: 39°12′58.32″N76°27′45.72″W / 39.2162000°N 76.4627000°W / 39.2162000; -76.4627000
Tower
Foundation stone
Construction iron skeleton tower
Height64 feet (20 m)
Shapepyramidal with square central shaft
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1886
Automated1929
Focal height22.5 m (74 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fixed red (originally white)
Cut-off Channel Range Rear Light Station
Nearest city Edgemore, Maryland
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No. 02001423 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 02, 2002

The Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor.

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History

This light was constructed in 1885 as part of a range light pair to mark the then newly excavated Craighill Cutoff Channel. A modest iron skeleton tower was erected, pyramidal in form with a wooden, corrugated iron-sheathed square shaft at its center to house the lamp and the access stairway. Its only architectural ornaments were a few windows to light the stairwell and a gallery to allow the outside of the light's window to be cleaned. A keeper's house was built nearby, connected to the light by a brick walk. The original light was a locomotive headlight displaying a fixed white light; this has since been replaced with a more conventional fixture displaying a red light. [2]

The grounds were (and are) surrounded by private property, and in 1888 there was a dispute over access to the light. Other than that the light has passed a quiet life, punctuated only by automation in 1929 and the demolition of the keeper's house. It is still an active aid to navigation.

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The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor.

The North Point Range Lights were some of the earliest lights in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Intended to guide ships headed for Baltimore harbor into the Patapsco River, they were superseded by channel construction in the 1870s and 1980s, and were replaced by the Craighill Channel Upper Range front and rear lights.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Ralph E. Eshelman (February 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cut-off Channel Range Rear Light Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.