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805 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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Fog Bell Tower at CBMM801 viewsThis is the fog bell tower as it stands at CBMM in St Michaels, Maryland. The Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society (PLLPS), Inc. is working to return this wonderful piece of history to Point Lookout. (See www.PLLPS.org for the latest info). As of 2010, the fog bell tower is owned by the Navy and on loan to CBMM.
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Fog Bell 1958800 viewsThe fogbell at Point Lookout. The structure was moved to St. Michaels Maritime Museum, where it currently resides. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy from the Tester newspaper: U.S. Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, Friday, July 25, 1958, Vol. XV- No. 29, Pages 4-5. 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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Point Lookout Lighthouse with Windmill782 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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Lighthouse with Trees780 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 777 viewsPoint Lookout Lighthouse after a snowfall.
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SW Wind Drives Water over Rocks777 viewsOctober 15, 2010. A front moves through, driving the waves over the rocks.
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Point Lookout 1928, aerial view (2)774 viewsThis is a picture of Point Lookout Lighthouse from an airplane.
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Point Lookout Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf765 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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Point Lookout Post Card761 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 Windmill760 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 Buoy Depot752 viewsMen sitting on the wharf at Point Lookout buoy depot. Notice the bell tower in the background, between the buoy sheds and the lighthouse.
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