Drum Point Lighthouse dominates the museum's waterfront.  This screwpile, cottage-type light is only one of three remaining from forty-five that once served the Chesapeake Bay at the beginning of the twentieth century.  Decommissioned in 1962, the lighthouse fell victim to vandals until moved to its present site in 1975.  Beautifully restored, complete with furnishings of the early twentieth century, it has become the waterfront's main attraction and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Tours are guided, and the schedule varies seasonally.

The Calvert Marine Museum acquired the Cove Point Lighthouse in 2000. However, because this is still an aid-to-navigation, the United States Coast Guard is still responsible for its official operation. The museum plans to maintain the lighthouse with the intention of creating one of the country’s most important maritime heritage centers. The Cove Point Light Station is open to the public on weekends and holidays, May through September and daily June, July, and August, 1 to 4 p.m.

The Cove Point Lighthouse is now open as a weekly vacation rental and special event site.

Also check out Chesapeake Bay Lighthouses at the the Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network

Order a Pizza & Preserve a Lighthouse!

Order an extra large 2-topping pizza for just $13.99 and Papa Johns will donate $1 of your order toward the preservation and restoration of the Cove Point Lighthouse. Just enter the code:

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when you order online and your donation is complete! When you’re ready for a hot and delicious pizza, please click below:

Lighthouse Links

The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society

Lighthouses, Lightships & Aids to Navigation (USCG)

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project

National Lighthouse Museum

National Park Service - Lighthouse Heritage

PBS - Legendary Lighthouses

Lighthouses of Australia

Outer Banks Lighthouse Society

Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

Rose Island Lighthouse

Lighthouses of Nova Scotia

For information regarding links to other sites, or to add a lighthouse link
please send an email to the Calvert Marine Museum webmaster.