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Based on this [1] the historic name is "Baltimore Light Station". -- Stbalbach 19:31, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
But according to this, also a Coast Guard page, it's Light. -- AlbertHerring 05:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
As one of the new keepers of this lighthouse, I can say we have chosen "Baltimore Harbor Light" as the long name we will use, and Baltimore Light as the short. We did this for a couple of reasons, the most important being that it is listed as Baltimore Harbor Light on the USCG Lights List.
There have been several names used over the years, some simultaneously. The original designs are titled "Baltimore Light-House, MD". Then there is "Baltimore Light Station", "Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse", "Baltimore Harbor Light", and as I knew it growing up around her, simply "Baltimore Light" (pron: Bal'mer Light). I think some of the multiple identities can attributed to the different terms used by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. I would also speculate that some terms were used to refer to the full operation (the light, the keepers, and everthing required to support them) and others were refering to the structure and optic only.
When we are not working on the light, we are always looking for more information about her for our website www.baltimorelight.org, and plan to contribute to this article shortly.-- M_Jefferies 15:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
The russians have been doing this for years, with Radioisotope thermoelectric generator units. TiHead 10:43, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Since the last previous discussion, the lighthouse has changed hands, and is now private property. Per above, the new owners are calling it the "Baltimore Harbor Light". I would suggest we rename to that, since it will be the most commonly recognizable going forward (and is the current official name), and have a section detailing the many other names it has gone by historically. -- Stbalbach 16:30, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
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Based on this [1] the historic name is "Baltimore Light Station". -- Stbalbach 19:31, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
But according to this, also a Coast Guard page, it's Light. -- AlbertHerring 05:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
As one of the new keepers of this lighthouse, I can say we have chosen "Baltimore Harbor Light" as the long name we will use, and Baltimore Light as the short. We did this for a couple of reasons, the most important being that it is listed as Baltimore Harbor Light on the USCG Lights List.
There have been several names used over the years, some simultaneously. The original designs are titled "Baltimore Light-House, MD". Then there is "Baltimore Light Station", "Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse", "Baltimore Harbor Light", and as I knew it growing up around her, simply "Baltimore Light" (pron: Bal'mer Light). I think some of the multiple identities can attributed to the different terms used by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. I would also speculate that some terms were used to refer to the full operation (the light, the keepers, and everthing required to support them) and others were refering to the structure and optic only.
When we are not working on the light, we are always looking for more information about her for our website www.baltimorelight.org, and plan to contribute to this article shortly.-- M_Jefferies 15:25, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
The russians have been doing this for years, with Radioisotope thermoelectric generator units. TiHead 10:43, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Since the last previous discussion, the lighthouse has changed hands, and is now private property. Per above, the new owners are calling it the "Baltimore Harbor Light". I would suggest we rename to that, since it will be the most commonly recognizable going forward (and is the current official name), and have a section detailing the many other names it has gone by historically. -- Stbalbach 16:30, 8 November 2006 (UTC)