Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse

Year Built

1882

Cost

$25,000

Type

"Spark plug" round tower

Height

40 feet

Location

West of the southern end of Kent Island

Automated Year

1961

First Lit

1882

Lens Type

Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), solar-powered acrylic (current)

Fog Signal

Horn backed up by a bell

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Rust-colored

Last Keeper - Date

Hiram T. White (1940 – at least 1948)

Description

This lighthouse was named for the Indian battles that took place there in the early 1700s

Brief History

•  Construction began in earnest on June 5, 1882, and by the end of that month a large wooden platform had been erected at the site upon which a derrick mast, concrete mixer, and an engine were placed.
•  In February 1883 a room was added to house a fog bell and striker.
•  In 1960 a fire, which began in the equipment room, rapidly engulfed the light.
•  On December 7, 2006, Bloody Point Lighthouse was purchased at auction by a Nevada-based lawyer named Michael Gabriel.
•  In August 2009, Gabriel announced that he would be dedicating a room in each of his offshore lighthouses to a brewery.