Scotland in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Buoy Technology
By the early 20th century, the Lighthouse Board and Service adopted additional designs for buoys. These included metal nun and can buoys, lighted buoys, and whistle and bell buoys. Many of these varieties are still in use today. Bells are now often incorporated into lighted buoys. Lighted buoys are now battery- or solar-powered.
Erected by Maryland Park Service; Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 2.314′ N, 76° 19.327′ W. Marker is in Scotland, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 2.3 miles south of 3rd Way, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10344 Point Lookout Rd, Scotland MD 20687, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rough Treatment (here, next to this marker); The Wooden Spar Buoy (here, next to this marker); The Bay Is a Sunken River (here, next to this marker); It Takes More Than Lighthouses (here, next to this marker); Keeping the Buoys Seaworthy (here, next to this marker);
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 11, 2026
2. Several markers on display in the open-air shed
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 14, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
