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Title
Thomas Pt. Shoal Lighthouse
Artist
Skip Willits
Medium
Photograph - Epson Lustre Paper
Description
This is an image I made some years ago when we did everything in the darkroom. Thus the clouds have been darkened, but it is an iconic lighthouse on the Chesapeake bay which has been listed on the US registry of historic places. Cool light. The only screw pile lighthouse left in Chesapeake Bay waters is the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, built on November 20, 1875. This was also the last manned lighthouse on the bay, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The light is located off the mouth of the South River at Annapolis. The original light at this location was built on a seven-acre parcel of land on Thomas Point. The land was sold to the government for $530 in 1824, and the following year the first light was built by John Donohoo on that point of land. This was the first lighthouse constructed by Donohoo, who went on to build several more around the bay including Concord Point at Havre De Grace. This first light was doomed because of DonohooοΏ½s relative inexperience and by 1838, it had to be rebuilt. The total cost of the original light surpassed $5,600.
In 1882 it became apparent to the Lighthouse Board that the light, in its original location, was of little use because it was so removed from the expanding shoal. A new and less expensive screw pile light was constructed and remains today. The land on the point where the original house was built was sold to private interests for $426, one hundred dollars less than the original purchase price.
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January 16th, 2012
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Gettysburg, PA - United States
Great light, Skip. Sends it over the top. Congratulations. - Mike (V/F)
Cayce, SC - United States
Just sold to a collector from Millsboro, DE. Mandy thanks and Merry Christmas.
Islamabad, Is - Pakistan
πβ£οΈπArt provides an opportunity for kaleidoscopic thinking. Each time we shift the lens of our perceptions, we gain new perspectives β and new opportunities for innovation.πβ£οΈπ CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT SALE OF A WONDERFUL WORK!
Mount Airy, MD - United States
Another Maryland classic. Love your Eastern Shore images, Skip. - Mike (V/F)
Elbert, CO - United States
Wonderful capture of this very interesting light house! Cool that it is still in operation! Great history too! l/f/g+/t/p
Dyersburg, TN - United States
It would be night to have a studio right inside this lighthouse. What a place and sky to set it off Skip. F/L.
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