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Hawkins Point Light
Map
LocationHawkins Point just south of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on the south bank of the Patapsco River
Coordinates39°12′28″N 76°31′57″W / 39.2079°N 76.5326°W / 39.2079; -76.5326
Tower
Constructed1868 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Height34 ft
Shapesquare house
Light
First lit1868
Deactivated1924

The Hawkins Point Light was an unusual screw-pile lighthouse which displayed the front light to the Brewerton Channel Range. It was eventually superseded by an iron tower on the same foundation.

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