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Located at the most northern point of the Chesapeake Bay near
the mouth of the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Maryland,
the 32-foot tall conical lighthouse which is topped with a
9-sided lantern and deck was first lit in 1827. John O'Neill,
who bravely defended the lighthouse and the surrounding area
from the British soldiers during the War of 1812, was the first
lighthouse keeper and many of his descendants followed until the
mid 1900s.
The Concord Point Lighthouse, at the time of its decommission in 1975,
was the oldest continuously used lighthouse in the state of Maryland.
Electrical automation came to the lighthouse in 1920. The Concord Point
Lighthouse is presently maintained by the Friends of Concord Point
Lighthouse and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The
fully automated lighthouse shines a fixed green light at night. Extensive
restorations began in 1979 and are still ongoing with plans to turn the old
keeper's house into a museum.
The Concord Point Lighthouse Ornament is an ideal gift for
any lighthouse collector. Tom Pollard Designs specializes in
designing the finest gold-plated brass light house ornaments.
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