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Unique Repair Strategies Ensure Lighthouse Longevity

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About one mile out from the shore of the Chesapeake Bay stands the nation's last operational screw-pile foundation lighthouse in its original location — Maryland's Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse. The 43-foot-tall lighthouse has withstood the most tremendous weather conditions of the Bay and South River since 1875. Located about four miles from Annapolis, Md., the lighthouse is a beacon of safety for vessels traveling the bay. It was constructed offshore to alert watercraft operators of the dangerous shoal near the coastline to the west. The Victorian cottage-style lighthouse, nested atop a hexagonal foundation, has also served as a weather center for many boats that have serviced the Chesapeake Bay waterways. Before 1986, when it became fully automated, Maryland's Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse was the last of its kind to operate manually. The significance of this lighthouse is so great that it was awarded National Historic Landmark status in 1999.

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