Craighill Channel Lower Front Lighthouse

Year Built

1875

Cost

$45,000

Type

Cylindrical

Height

feet

Location

Entrance to the Patapsco River, Chesapeake Bay

Automated Year

1964

First Lit

1873 (temporary lights), completed 1875

Lens Type

N/A

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

Active

Color

Brown with white roo

Last Keeper - Date

George L. McGehee (at least 1963 – 1964)

Description

Was sold and not open to the public at this time.

Brief History

•  Work on Craighill Channel Lower Front Range Lighthouse began in 1873.
•  The keepers were forced to live in the makeshift accommodations until additional funding was obtained and the lighthouse was finally completed in early 1875.
•  The front range lighthouse is somewhat unique in that it is equipped with two lights.
•  On March 22, 1911, Keeper Henry Wingate and Assistant Keeper James L. Lewis risked their own lives to rescue two exhausted men, whose small vessel had capsized near the front light in a severe gale.
•  In July 2017, the General Services Administration initiated an auction for the lighthouse with a soft closing date of September 15, 2017