Journey to an Island

St. Clement's Island, a Potomac River landmark, has served as a lighthouse site, a summer resort, and farmland. The island became a state park in 1962 and today offers trails, a lighthouse open by appointment, wildlife viewing, picnicking, and river views. The Blackistone Lighthouse, built in 1851, guided ships on the Potomac River for 81 years until it was decommissioned in 1932. The original structure burned in 1956, and the lighthouse standing today is a replica built in 2008 using the original blueprints of the 1851 lighthouse. A 40-foot cross on St. Clement's Island was built in 1934 to commemorate Maryland's 300th anniversary and the arrival of Maryland's first settlers.

Maryland · United States