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Keeper’s House |
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Reconstruction |
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Project |
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Cecil County, Maryland |
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Southern Tip of the Elk Neck State Park |
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Juncture of North East and Elk Rivers |
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Built by John Donohoo |
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Tower is 35’ high |
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Situated on a 100 foot bluff |
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Highest of 74 lighthouses on the Bay |
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Original tower had a panel of red glass to warn
ships they were approaching shallows |
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The original beacon was visible for 13 miles |
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The last light was a flashing beacon. |
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The last light was powered by a solar-battery |
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Was de-commissioned in April 2000. |
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Leased to TPLS Inc. in 2001 for 10 years. |
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Was Featured in the movie, Absolute Power,
starring Clint Eastwood. |
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Originally was a Lewis Lamp which used an
Argand-style lamp and a reflector. |
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Changed to a Fresnel (Fray-nel) Lens which used
a lamp that burned spermaceti (whale oil). |
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Switched to kerosene in late 1870’s. |
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Changed to incandescent oil vapor lamp in late
1800’s. |
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Electrified in 1943. |
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Extinguished in April 2000. |
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Came in 6 sizes, #4 - #6 for harbors & bays |
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Turkey Point probably had a #6 lens with a
single wick, about 10 inches in diameter |
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Lens looked like a glass beehive with lamp in
center |
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Prisms located at top and bottom refracted light
into single sheet, while glass at center focused and magnified the light. |
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Wick lit by a lucerne |
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1812 - Plans begun by Lighthouse Service. |
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1832 - Purchase by Federal Government. |
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1833 - Lighthouse construction completed. |
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1943 - Lighthouse electrified. |
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1948 - Station becomes automated. |
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Fannie May Salter retires. |
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1948 - Light changed from fixed to flashing. |
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1971 - Keeper’s House demolished due to |
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vandalism. |
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2000 - De-Commissioned. |
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2001 - Leased to TPLS Inc. |
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Clean and dust Fresnel prisms every day. |
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Carry fuel up tower to light daily. |
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Trim and maintain wick. |
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Light and extinguish light daily. |
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Ring warning bell as needed (light out, heavy
fog, etc.). |
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Designated as a Family Station |
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Geographic Isolation |
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Need for Self-Sufficiency |
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Physically Demanding |
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Repetitious |
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1833 - 1841
Robert Lusby |
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1841 - 1843
John C. Waters |
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1843 - 1844
Robert Lusby |
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1844 - 1862 Elizabeth
Lusby, wife of Robert Lusby |
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1862 - 1865
Edward Clonian |
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1865 - 1873
John Crouch |
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1873 - 1895
Rebecca Crouch, wife of John Crouch |
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1895 - 1919
Georgianna Brumfield, daughter of John |
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and Rebecca Crouch |
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1920 - 1922
Caleb Stowe |
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1922 - 1925
Clarence Salter |
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1925 - 1948
Fannie May Salter, wife of Clarence Salter |
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1948 - 2000
Automated (had no keeper) |
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April
2000 De-commissioned by
USCG |
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2001 TPLS Inc. acquires a 10 year lease from USCG |
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Future TPLS Inc. rebuilds Lighthouse Keeper’s house which |
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opens as a living museum. |
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4 of 10 known keepers were women |
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3 were wives of keepers |
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1 was a daughter of 2 keepers |
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89 of 115 manned years served by women |
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All
this occurred decades before women's rights became a national issue! |
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Over $350,000 to reconstruct and furnish |
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Will be fully habitable |
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Living Museum on ground floor |
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Displays & artifacts about the Chesapeake
Bay, Elk Neck & Turkey Point Lighthouse |
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Handicapped Accessible |
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Hiking |
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Picnicking |
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Water Activities (Elk Neck State Park) |
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See the first electric lamp used at North East
Town Park’s Gilbert Pavilion |
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Visit the Upper Bay Museum in North East |
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Civic & Historically minded local citizens |
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Various Backgrounds and Walks of Life |
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All Members are Volunteers |
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Our Financial Goal |
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$350,000 |
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Memberships, Sponsorships & Donations |
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Maryland Automobile Licenses |
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Gold Pin/Pendant with Diamond Chip |
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Geraldine McKeown Painting |
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Turkey Point Throw |
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Turkey Point Tee Shirts and Ornaments |
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Scale Model of Turkey Point Lighthouse |
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Janet Hughes Water Color |
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Roy Woodall Turkey Point Lighthouse/Susquehanna
Steamboat Print #1. |
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Seeking Grants and Endowments. |
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Civic Associations |
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Yacht Clubs |
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Service Clubs |
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Church Groups |
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Scout Groups |
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Schools |
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World Wide Web |
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Notes