Polishing the Pearl of the Chesapeake
By Sue Clark on Jun 21, 2007 in Restoration 
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Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse in Maryland is undergoing a facelift, according to this article in the Washington Post. The lighthouse, of screwpile design, was built in 1875 to warn sailors away from dangerously shallow water near Thomas Point. This was what was considered a “stag” lighthouse, where it was single men only, with no families allowed.
The light was automated in 1986, and passed into the hands of the city of Ananapolis through the NPS lighthouse program. It was leased to the U.S. Lighthouse Society in 2004.
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