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Fort Carroll Light
1960 photograph of Fort Carroll Light (USCG)
Map
LocationFort Carroll in Baltimore, Maryland harbor approach
Coordinates39°12′52.92″N 76°31′11.64″W / 39.2147000°N 76.5199000°W / 39.2147000; -76.5199000
Tower
Constructionwood frame
Automated1920
Shapesquare tower on fort walls
Light
First lit1854 (current structure 1900)
Deactivated1964

Fort Carroll Light is a derelict lighthouse consisting of a short wooden tower on the walls of its namesake fortifications in the Patapsco River.

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