Restoration work on a last-of-its-kind Chesapeake Bay lighthouse is progressing, but more money is needed to get the job done. The Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse was built in 1875 off the shore of ...

THE THOMAS Point Shoal Lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay has opened for tours for the first time in its history. The 1875 Maryland landmark has been undergoing renovation and has long been a beacon to mark ...

Henry Gonzalez, vice president of the United States Lighthouse Society, said the goal was "to restore it to how it looked in the early 1900s, 1901 through 1908, roughly. We have some good ...

JENNIFER HAS MORE. >> HOWARD LEW IISS THE CAPTAIN OF THE BODACIOUS, WHICH LEAVES ERY SATURDAY FROM ANNAPOLIS RETORTS OUT TO THE LIGHT. >> THE EXCURSION COMING OUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE INSIDE ...

Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse dates back to 1824 when Congress appropriated $6,500 for the construction of a 30-foot, land-based tower. It wasn't until November 1875 that the lighthouse was first lit.

The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is currently undergoing major renovations, including the replacement of many of its steel beams and tie rods. Recently the volunteers who hold the lighthouse so ...

Efforts to raise enough money to stop a 145-year-old lighthouse from falling into Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay were a big success, and almost all the repair work is done. The hexagon-shaped Thomas Point ...