Evening at Thomas Point ( Thomas Point Light House )

This painting depicts Thomas Point lighthouse just prior to the time it became completely automated. It had already become one of the last staffed lighthouses on Chesapeake Bay. Standing at the mouth of South River, this beacon welcomes ships today from around the world as they navigate the last few miles of bay waters on the way to the Port of Baltimore. Perhaps the most photographed lighthouse in The Chesapeake Bay, The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse is the last screwpile structure left on its original sitein the bay. It went into service on November 27, 1875, to replace a light on the shore at Thomas Point at the entrance to the South River. The Lighthouse Board thought that a light on the shoal would better serve the shipping traffic in the bay.  A screwpile with a hexagonal 1-1/2-story building perched on the spidery legs, the light's lantern rises out of the center of the building. During its early years floating ice tipped over the fourth-order lens in the lantern. In time heavy riprap was placed around the lighthouse to fend off the ice. With its red roof and white sides this picturesque lighthouse is a fine example of its type. The light and fog signal, both now automated, are still active. Learn more at The Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Light House Society

Evening at Thomas Point ( Thomas Point Light House )
by David T. Turnbaugh
24" by 18"
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