Solomons in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Drum Point Lighthouse

1883-1962

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 13, 2024

1. Drum Point Lighthouse Marker

Inscription. This lighthouse, installed in 1883, originally stood 125 yards offshore at the entrance of the Patuxent River to the Chesapeake Bay. The foundation on which the cottage living quarters rest consist of seven wrought iron screw piles, hand bored into the river bottom. The cupola houses a fixed navigational lantern. During fog, a 1,400 pound bell was rung. Decomissioned in 1962, the lighthouse was moved to the Calvert Marine Museum in 1975.

Erected 1981 by Board of County Commissioners, Calvert County Historical Society, Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the Maryland Historical Trust series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 38° 19.839′ N, 76° 27.891′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Solomons Island Road (Maryland Route 2) 0.1 miles south of Lore Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Calvert Marine Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Solomons MD 20688, 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: The Ark of Hungerford Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Volunteer (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterman's Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honor Tree (about 300 feet away); Founders of the Calvert Marine Museum (about 300 feet away); Built for Work — Built for Pleasure (about 400 feet away); Humphreys Rowing Skiff (about 400 feet away); Calvert County (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Ark of Hungerford Creek

Photographed by F. Robby, November 7, 2007

2. Drum Point Lighthouse Marker

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Anchor (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Drum Point Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 7, 2007

3. Drum Point Lighthouse

The lighthouse is accessed from the museum parking lot on Lore Road, .1 miles west of Solomons Island Road (MD 2).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,519 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.