Turkey Point lighthouse marks the point where the Elk and Northeast rivers enter the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Turkey Point Lighthouse stands in Cecil County, Md. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program with aerial support by Southwings)
Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse is easily visible from Sandy Point State Park in Anne Arundel County, Md. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Sharps Island Light, seen in 1995, stands near Tilghman Island in Talbot County, Md. (Photo courtesy of Kent Mountford)
Bloody Point Bar Light stands near Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Md. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Cove Point Lighthouse stands in Calvert County, Md. (Photo courtesy of Acroterion/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, cropped)
Drum Point Lighthouse stands in Calvert County, Md. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Point Lookout Lighthouse stands in St. Mary's County, Md. (Photo by Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Point No Point Lighthouse stands east of St. Mary's County, Md. (Photo courtesy of E. Guy Stephens/Southern Maryland Photography)
Cape Charles Lighthouse stands in Northampton County, Va. (Photo courtesy of Acroterion/Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, cropped)
Wolf Trap Light stands east of Mathews County, Va. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard)
The Chesapeake Light's "Texas tower" marks the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, east of Virginia Beach, Va. (Photo courtesy of Nugget04/Flickr CC BY 2.0 DEED, cropped and toned)
You left out the oldest lighthouse on the Cheasapeake
Pooles Island Light , a lot of history there.
Chesapeake Light decommissioned August 2018 due to structural deficiencies.
Please note the photo posted for Cape Charles Lighthouse is actually the Cape Charles town water tower.
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You left out the oldest lighthouse on the Cheasapeake
Pooles Island Light , a lot of history there.
Chesapeake Light decommissioned August 2018 due to structural deficiencies.
Please note the photo posted for Cape Charles Lighthouse is actually the Cape Charles town water tower.
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