Sharps Island Lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay
Sharps Island Light Located off the entrance to the Choptank River approximately 4 miles from the the southern most tip of Tilghman Island It is a cast iron cassion filled with concrete with a brick lined cast iron tower built on top It was first lit in February of 1882 The previous light on this spot was a screw pile light completed in 1865 It lasted until February 10 1881 when during a winter thaw the wind driven ice swept the building from the screw pile and it floated 5 miles down the bay with the keeper inside It ran aground and the keeper escaped In the winter of 1976 1977 severe ice flows tilted the tower 15 degrees
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Photo credit: © Michael Ventura / Alamy / Afripics
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