The Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light is <b>one of a pair of range lights</b> that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor.<br><br><div>Work on the upper range lights commenced in 1885 and was completed in time to allow <b>activation in January 1886</b>. An initial plan to reuse the west North Point Range Light was discarded in favor of <b>a tiny brick structure</b> 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 <b>fixed white light</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>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 <b>electrified and automated in 1929</b>. 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.<br><br>Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craighill_Channel_Upper_Range_Front_Light" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craighill_Channel_Upper_Range_Front_Light">www.wikipedia.org</a></div>
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