Blakistone Island Light
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| Opened | 1851 |
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| Automated | 1932 |
| Material | Wood |
| Construction | Wood |
| Function | Lighthouse |
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| ID | 2107689 |
About Blakistone Island Light
The Blackistone Island Light was a lighthouse located on what is now St. Clement's Island on the Potomac River in Maryland. It is best known as the target of a Confederate raid in the Civil War. Completed in 1851, the structure was destroyed by fire in 1956 and its shell was razed; a replica was completed in 2008.
