▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : A er ial ▁photograph ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁B rom sg ro ve ▁School ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Academy <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁Light ▁is ▁a ▁l ighth ouse ▁in ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁west ▁of ▁Middle ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁in ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁initial ▁request ▁of ▁a ▁light ▁at ▁this ▁site ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁but ▁construction ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁after ▁the ▁Vari ety ▁Iron ▁Works ▁Company ▁failed ▁to ▁deliver ▁materials ▁in ▁time . ▁Un like ▁earlier ▁ca isson ▁lights ▁in ▁the ▁bay , ▁the ▁foundation ▁was ▁placed ▁using ▁the ▁p neum atic ▁process , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁ca isson ▁is ▁kept ▁under ▁pressure ▁to ▁exp el ▁water , ▁and ▁the ▁interior ▁is ▁exc av ated ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁cyl inder ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁desired ▁depth . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁is ▁t aller ▁than ▁other ▁Maryland ▁spark pl ug ▁lights ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁provision ▁for ▁a ▁watch ▁room ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁lan tern ▁at op ▁the ▁tower , ▁the ▁only ▁example ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁A ▁fog ▁bell ▁was ▁originally ▁hous ed ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁gallery ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁watch ▁room ▁level , ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁the ▁fog ▁horn ▁added ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁characteristic ▁was ▁changed ▁several ▁times ▁through ▁the ▁years , ▁with ▁different ▁patterns ▁of ▁flash es ▁and ▁e cli ps es