"This is a stationary light on Cove Point, and elevated 40 feet above the tide.

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it is intended to lead vessels clear of the long low point on which it stands, close to which are seven fathoms of water. It also serves to guide vessels clear of Cedar Point, and such as are bound into the Patuxent River."
- The American Pharos, or Light House Guide, Robert Mills, 1832

Cove Point Lighthouse was built in 1828 to mark the shoal that extends outwards toward the shipping channel. A total of four acres was purchased at a cost of $300. The light tower and the keeper's house were constructed of locally manufactured brick. The cost of the entire project was $5625.

In 1857, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed with a weight driven rotation mechanism. In 1928 the light was converted from kerosene to electricity. At that time, the beacon was visible for twelve nautical miles.

https://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/200/Cove-Point-Lighthouse





with osprey nest

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1. Gee! Now I feel better about the robins that build nests

on the light fixture on our deck.

[elleng]

2. Glad you do.

Cardinals built nest on daughter's light fixture.