Turkey Point Light

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Turkey Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of the Elk Neck Peninsula overlooking the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
access footpath through Elk Neck State Park ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1979 ⓘ
automated 1948 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1832 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Cecil County ⓘ
deactivated 2000 ⓘ
focalHeight 129 feet ⓘ
hasKeeperDwelling yes ⓘ
hasViewOf Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
mouth of the Elk River ⓘ
height 35 feet ⓘ
isOpenToPublic yes ⓘ
keeperDwellingStatus demolished ⓘ
laterLensType fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ
lightCharacteristic flashing white ⓘ
lightRange 8 nautical miles ⓘ
locatedIn Cecil County, Maryland ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Elk Neck State Park ⓘ
location Elk Neck Peninsula ⓘ
managedBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
marking white tower ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesReferenceNumber 79001121 ⓘ
originalLensType Argand lamps with reflectors ⓘ
originalPowerSource oil ⓘ
overlooks Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
ownedBy U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
powerSource electricity ⓘ
purpose aid to navigation ⓘ
state Maryland ⓘ
survivesAs historic structure ⓘ
towerShape conical tower ⓘ
waterwayServed Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
entrance to Elk River ⓘ
yearCompleted 1833 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cecil County, Maryland → hasHistoricSite → Turkey Point Light ⓘ
Elk Neck State Park → hasLandmark → Turkey Point Lighthouse ⓘ
linked to: Turkey Point Light
Elk Neck State Park → knownFor → Turkey Point Lighthouse ⓘ
linked to: Turkey Point Light
North East, Maryland → hasNearbyAttraction → Turkey Point Lighthouse (via Elk Neck State Park) ⓘ
linked to: Turkey Point Light