The Seasoned Salty Dog: A Century and a Half of Steering Baltimore's Craighill

From its post at the Craighill Channel, our rugged marquee, the Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light, plays the role of a trusty harbor sentinel, watching over the entry into Baltimore's illustrious port [1]. This undead pirate of the sea has spent 135 years in this quiet chaperone [2]. It shares its origins with its neighbor, brought to life by the recently crafted Craighill Cutoff Channel [2].

As for its exterior, it dons a pyramidal iron frame tower, cloaked in a wooden, corrugated iron-clad square shaft [2]. A wooden stairwell and a gallery stand ready for a good scrubbing on the outer window [2]. It once shone in a fixed bright beam of white but, with the passing of time, it found a new shade, swapping to a more conventional, warm tone [2].

From a scuffle in 1888, to the automation that came in 1929, and the final farewell for the keeper's abode, this old salt has lived a full and colorful life [2]. It rests on a plot that straddles the line between public and private land [2]. To this day, this resilient old dog remains an active helping hand in navigation [2].

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