Pooles Island Light
Pooles Island Light is the oldest lighthouse still standing in Maryland and the fourth oldest in the Chesapeake Bay area. The light is located on Pooles Island in the central Chesapeake Bay.
2011 | |
| Location | Pooles Island off Aberdeen Proving Ground |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°17′25.6″N 76°15′58.8″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1825 |
| Construction | Stone |
| Automated | 1918 |
| Height | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Shape | conical tower |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1825 |
| Deactivated | 1939 - 2011 |
| Focal height | 44 feet (13 m) |
| Lens | fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | FI(4+3) W 16s |
Pooles Island Lighthouse | |
| Nearest city | Edgewood, Maryland |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Built by | Donohoo, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000060 |
| Added to NRHP | February 19, 1997 |
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