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Ragged Point Light
Map
Locationoff Ragged Point in the Potomac River between Piney Point Light and St. Clements Island
Coordinates38°09′16″N 76°36′05″W / 38.1544°N 76.6014°W / 38.1544; -76.6014
Tower
Constructed1910 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationscrew-pile
Constructioncast-iron/wood
Shapehexagonal house
Light
First lit1910
Deactivated1962
Focal height13.5 m (44 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfourth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFl W 6s Edit this on Wikidata

The Ragged Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse located in the Potomac River. It was the last lighthouse built in Maryland waters and the last built at a location in the Chesapeake Bay.

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