Turkey Point Light

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Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of the Elk Neck Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
lighthouse
access footpath through Elk Neck State Park
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1979
automated 1948
constructionStartYear 1832
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Cecil County NERFINISHED
deactivated 2000
focalHeight 129 feet
hasKeeperDwelling yes
hasViewOf Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
mouth of the Elk River
height 35 feet
isOpenToPublic yes
keeperDwellingStatus demolished
laterLensType fourth-order Fresnel lens
lightCharacteristic flashing white
lightRange 8 nautical miles
locatedIn Cecil County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Maryland
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInProtectedArea Elk Neck State Park NERFINISHED
location Elk Neck Peninsula NERFINISHED
managedBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
marking white tower
material brick
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesReferenceNumber 79001121
originalLensType Argand lamps with reflectors
originalPowerSource oil
overlooks Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
ownedBy U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED
powerSource electricity
purpose aid to navigation
state Maryland
survivesAs historic structure
towerShape conical tower
waterwayServed Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED
entrance to Elk River
yearCompleted 1833

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Cecil County, Maryland hasHistoricSite Turkey Point Light