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Name: Hooper Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Hoopersville, Maryland, United States

Location: Near Middle Hooper Island, Chesapeake Bay.


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Photo: Virginia Slechta

Managing Organization:
Private owner

Notes:
This lighthouse's original fourth order Fresnel lens was stolen in 1976. Sold at auction by GSA in December 2022 for $192,000 to Richard Cucé.

Tower Height: 35

Height of Focal Plane: 63

Description of Tower: White, conical cast iron

This light is operational

Date Established: 1902

Date Present Tower Built: 1902

Date Automated: 1961

Optics: 1902: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now 300 mm solar powered optic.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
Accessible by boat only.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places


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