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Havre de Grace, Md.
Erected at the mouth of the Susquehanna River in 1827, it is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation in the United States. Now under automatic control, it was manned by the O'Neill Family until 1928. John O'Neill was named as the first lighthouse keeper in recognition his heroic defense of Havre de Grace against the British during the War of 1812.Details
| HM Number | HMAI |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 3:23pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 406749 N 4377352 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.54078333, -76.08520000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 32.447', W 76° 5.112' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 32' 26.8200" N, 76° 5' 6.7200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 443, 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 701 Concord St, Havre de Grace MD 21078, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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