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 Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf, after 1927 remodel885 viewsView of the lighthouse from the Potomac River. Notice the men on the wharf.
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 Aerial View (closeup), pre-1927 remodel884 viewsAerial view closeup of the lighthouse, from the south. However, close inspection of the lighthouse reveals that this picture was taken PRIOR to the remodel in 1927; the summer kitchen/bedroom wing on the Potomac side of the house is visible. Also notice the two chimneys on opposite ends of what is the present day first floor living rooms. A building exists in the upper right hand corner of the picture.
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 880 viewsView from the wharf, looking east to the lighthouse. Notice the sign in the middle left of the image. The picture has various captions on the back including Filed May 7, 1928; taken Feb. 1928 W.J. Taylor; "LOOKING EAST".
The back of the picture also has a date of 2-1-52 Point Lookout MD. Depot Photographer Carter (SN) U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.
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 Lighthouse Complex873 viewsView of the lighthouse complex from the Potomac River side wharf.
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 Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf868 viewsLooking east toward the lighthouse and sheds. This picture is most likely from the 1940's or 1950's.
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 Aerial View, pre-1927 remodel844 viewsAerial view of the lighthouse, from the south. The front of the picture says "Filed June 28, 1928". However, close inspection of the lighthouse reveals that this picture was taken PRIOR to the remodel in 1927; the summer kitchen/bedroom wing on the Potomac side of the house is visible.
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 Point Lookout by Boat835 viewsPoint Lookout looks like an island. The land around the lighthosue had more vegetation (trees) back in 1979. The turbulent waters at the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River confirm the need for a lighthouse to warn mariners.
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 Original Lighthouse Drawing823 viewsThis is a close-up of a drawing of the lighthouse from 1863 taken from a lithographed map of Hammond Hospital entitled: "Point Lookout, Md. View of Hammond Genl. Hospital & U.S. Genl. Depot for Prisoners of War".
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 View from a Jetty782 viewsThere is one jetty in the fishing area which remains as of 1999 on the Chesapeake Bay side. This is a great view of the Lighthouse. Photographs taken by psychic investigators revealed the figure of a man sitting near this jetty; the apparition was visible to the human eye. This area is where the prison hospital was located.
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 Aerial View of Point Lookout779 viewsThis is an 8x10 photo, purchased from Weeks Photos; the picture was originally taken for the newspaper.
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 Point Lookout Lighthouse, prior to 2002 renovations776 viewsThe lighthouse trimmed in red. The 2002 remodel changed the color of the lighthouse to tan, as it would have appeared in 1927.
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