Cottage Portion of Choptank River Lighthouse Under Construction

     Cambridege, Md. -- The Choptank River Lighthouse Society has announced that momentum and excitement continue to build as the cottage portion of the Choptank River Lighthouse comes to life. The screwpile legs were completed in November 2011 and work on the cottage portion began in early February. As the cottage portion is framed out, it's becoming easier and easier to envision the completed lighthouse at Long Wharf on the Choptank River in Cambridge.

     The society offers a big thank you to builders Gillis Gilkerson, architect Randall Kipp, and City of Cambridge Chief Engineer George Hyde and his DPW crew.

     The society also thanks the scores of individuals and businesses who have donated monies to enable this project to be near completion. In particular, the Choptank River Lighthouse Society wants to thank Rufus M. and Loraine H. Todd, without whose significant generosity the lighthouse project might well still be on the drawing board.

     Plans are to dedicate the completed lighthouse in late September. See the progress at http://www.choptankriverlighthouse.org or visit the lighthouse Facebook page.