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North Point Range Lights
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LocationOff Fort Howard (North Point) on the north shore of the Patapsco River
Coordinates39°11′50″N 76°26′54″W / 39.1971°N 76.4482°W / 39.1971; -76.4482 (west light)
39°11′38″N 76°26′31″W / 39.1940°N 76.4419°W / 39.1940; -76.4419 (east light)
Tower
Foundationstone
Constructionstone
Height34 feet (10 m) (front)
40 feet (12 m) (rear)
Shapeconical towers
Light
First lit1822
Deactivated1873
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFixed white

The North Point Range Lights were some of the earliest lights in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Intended to guide ships headed for Baltimore harbor into the Patapsco River, they were superseded by channel construction in the 1870s and 1980s, and were replaced by the Craighill Channel Upper Range front and rear lights.

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