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 View from Potomac River Wharf1130 viewsView from the wharf, looking east to the lighthouse. Notice the sign in the middle left of the image- it says "Handsome casino to be built here".
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 Aerial View, pre-1927 remodel1126 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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 Lighthouse Complex1124 viewsView of the lighthouse complex from the Potomac River side wharf.
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 Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf, after 1927 remodel1118 viewsView of the lighthouse from the Potomac River. Notice the men on the wharf.
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 Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf1110 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 (closeup), pre-1927 remodel1109 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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 Point Lookout by Boat1102 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 Drawing1062 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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 Lithograph of Pt. Lookout from the 1800s- Closeup1059 viewsThis is a closeup of a colored lithograph of Pt. Lookout from some time in the 1800's, probably after the Civil War.
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 Point Lookout Lighthouse, prior to 2002 renovations1047 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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 Point Lookout 18851031 viewsThis is a picture of Point Lookout Lighthouse after it was expanded in 1883. Notice the outhouse on the right and the fog bell in the middle. The attached building (with the tall skinny chimney) was the kitchen.
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