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Concord Point Light is a 36-foot (11 m) lighthouse in Havre de Grace, Maryland. It overlooks the point where Susquehanna River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, an area of increasing navigational traffic when it was constructed in 1827. [2] [3] It is the northernmost lighthouse and the second-oldest tower lighthouse still standing on the bay.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... The first lighthouse in the state was lit in 1822 and the last in 1965 ... Havre de Grace 1853 1917 1921 ...
Havre de Grace (/ h æ v ər d ɪ ˈ ɡ r eɪ s /), [2] abbreviated HdG, is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is situated at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of Chesapeake Bay .
John O'Neill (November 22, 1768 – January 26, 1838) was an American military officer, manufacturer and lighthouse keeper. He defended Havre de Grace, Maryland, during the Raid on Havre de Grace on May 3, 1813, during the War of 1812. He then served as lighthouse keeper at Concord Point Light from 1827 to his death.
Historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest neighborhood. Immigrants from Germany began to build homes there in the 1840s. [2] The area was established as Germantown in the 1850s. The boundaries of the district are Jefferson Street, third Avenue North, Taylor Street and Eight Avenue North. [1] The area encompasses 18 city blocks. [2]
Susquehanna State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the lower Susquehanna River north of the city of Havre de Grace, Maryland. [3] The state park's main area is on the west bank of the river; the park also manages land on the river islands and east bank. The park offers fishing, boating, camping, and trails for hiking and ...
Fishing Battery Island south of Havre de Grace, Maryland: Coordinates: Tower; Construction: brick: Automated: 1939: Height: 32 ft (current tower 38 ft) Shape: keeper's house with lantern on roof; replaced by steel skeleton tower: Light; First lit: 1853: Deactivated: 1925 (original light) Lens
Havre de Grace Historic District is a national historic district at Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, United States.It is an urban district of approximately a thousand buildings and includes the central business district and most of the residential neighborhoods radiating out of it.