Bringing the light back to Dorchester
• Read our November 2011 e-newletter!
• Construction on the support system for the replica lighthouse is complete as of late October. The next step is to begin construction on the cottage structure.
• So far we have successfully raised nearly 75 percent of the cost of the lighthouse replica project. Our commitment to making the lighthouse historically accurate, in compliance with building codes, and durable for the long term have added costs to our original budget. We are now working to raise nearly $200,000 to assure project completion by the last half of 2012. We have secured escrowed funds for costs to maintain the lighthouse structure. With nearly one-third of the monies from public sources (Maryland General Assembly) and two-thirds from private sources (individuals, businesses, and foundations), the CRL Society is grateful to one and all for your support and financial donations. Learn how you can donate to the lighthouse project.
• Thanks to everyone who came out to the Lighthouse Launch ceremony on Aug. 24 (see the photos!). Our marine contractors, Dissen & Juhn, are driving seven, 70-foot long screwpiles into the bed of the Choptank River. The screwpiles will help support the cottage structure.
• Read our July 2011 e-newsletter!
• We had a standing room-only crowd at the Lighthouses of Dorchester Event on May 7. Thanks to all who joined us!
• A $230,000 bond bill was approved for the Choptank River Lighthouse by the Maryland State Legislature.
• USA Today printed a story about the Choptank River Lighthouse project. Read the story.
• Read our April 2011 e-newsletter!
About the lighthouse project
As community members, lighthouse enthusiasts, boaters, and other supporters, we are raising money to build a lighthouse (digitally created in the image to the right) on the water in Cambridge, Maryland. This lighthouse will be a replica of the replacement Choptank River Lighthouse that once guided ships of all sizes along the Choptank River. (Read more of the history.)
This time, it would serve as a beacon for all--visible from the Route 50 Bridge and from land--and accessible to all. It would be a symbol of Cambridge's continuing revitalization, drawing thousands of visitors and residents each year and encouraging economic development. It would also serve as the marina dockmaster's office, an information center for boaters, and a small museum. The U.S. Lighthouse Society estimates the Choptank River Lighthouse could draw 20,000-30,000 visitors a year.
Learn how you can be a part of the lighthouse.
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