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Northside.jpg
756 viewsYou can clearly see the entrance to the basement and the flag pole in the yard. This flag pole was used for boat warning flags during heavy winds when Laura Berg lived in the lighthouse. This side is photographed most often because the public has access to this view, and this is the side you first see when driving toward the Lighthouse.

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755 viewsThis is one of the few known pictures of cupola that includes the fresnel lens. The caption in the article states: "The Point Lookout Lighthouse beacon stands guard to guide distressed ships in the night".

Special thanks to Charlie Kidd for sharing his copy of this newspaper, and to the Public Information office at Patuxent Naval Air Station (PAX) for supplying a higher resolution version.
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Aerial View South755 viewsA picture of the lighthouse from the south.
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Lighthouse with Trees737 viewsThe lighthouse looks "framed" by trees in this photograph! Notice that the cupola is white in this photograph.
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Snowy Point Lookout Lighthouse 737 viewsPoint Lookout Lighthouse after a snowfall.
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Point Lookout 1928, aerial view (2)730 viewsThis is a picture of Point Lookout Lighthouse from an airplane.
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SW Wind Drives Water over Rocks722 viewsOctober 15, 2010. A front moves through, driving the waves over the rocks.
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Point Lookout Lighthouse with Windmill718 viewsA picture of the lighthouse with a windmill in the side yard. The cement pillars for the windmill are still in place. The windmill was dismantled and shipped to a lighthouse in Puerto Rico.
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Point Lookout Post Card708 viewsA post card of Point Lookout, purchased by Raymond Hartzel while he was living in the lighthouse.
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1930 Close Up with Windmill703 viewsThis picture is taken from the south side looking north with the windmill visible in the middle of the picture. The lighthouse is in great shape at this time since it was remodelled in the late 1920s.
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Point Lookout Complex, Weather Station703 viewsThe U.S. Weather Service actually recorded temperature and other information from this site. Occasionally, someone from the U.S. Weather Service would actually come down to this site. The tower is still standing but is no longer operational

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Point Lookout Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf701 viewsPoint Lookout Lighthouse, February 1928. The dock no longer exists; the buoy sheds still stand behind a second fence but have been altered.
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