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Drum Point Light
 Drum Point Light, Calvert Marine Museum, December 2008 | |
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| Location | originally off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River in the Chesapeake Bay; relocated to the Calvert Marine Museum |
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| Coordinates | 38°19′08″N 76°25′16″W / 38.319°N 76.421°W (approximate original); 38°19′52″N 76°27′47″W / 38.331°N 76.463°W (current) |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | screw-pile |
| Construction | cast-iron/wood |
| Automated | 1960 |
| Height | 46 feet (14 m) |
| Shape | hexagonal house |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Light | |
| First lit | August 20, 1883 |
| Deactivated | September 6, 1962 |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Drum Point Lighthouse | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000910[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Drum Point Light Station also known as Drum Point Lighthouse is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses. Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum.
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