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The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor. Work on the upper range lights commenced in 1885 and was completed in time to allow activation in January 1886. An initial plan to reuse the west North Point Range Light was discarded in favor of a tiny brick structure constructed on the foundation of the old light. The keeper's house was built on the shore, and a long wooden bridge allowed access to the light itself. Initially a locomotive headlight was installed to show a fixed white light. Three years after improvements to the keeper's house were made in 1890, the bridge to the light was destroyed by a storm. Rather than rebuild it, the headlight was moved to the exterior of the light, and the keeper took up residence in the light itself. The light was electrified and automated in 1929. Although there are some claims that the light was rebuilt in 1938, this is believed to be a misunderstanding based on discrepancies in the reported height of the light over the years. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maryland" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Craighill Range Lighthouses, from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society Craighill Channel Upper Front Lighthouse at lighthousefriends.org Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Maryland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project - Craighill Channel Range Lights Cut-off Channel Range Front Light Station, Baltimore County, at Maryland Historical Trust
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Cut-Off Channel Range Front Light Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002.
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