. ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁lights , ▁autom ation ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁original ▁fourth - order ▁F res nel ▁l ens ▁was ▁st olen , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁solar - power ▁lamp . ▁ ▁The ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁Light ▁Station . ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁officially ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁L ighth ouse ▁Society ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁light ▁remains ▁active . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁L ighth ouse , ▁from ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Chapter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁L ighth ouse ▁Society ▁ ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁L ighth ouse , ▁from ▁L ighth ouse fri ends . com ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁L ighth ouse ▁Project ▁- ▁Ho oper ▁Island ▁Light ▁ ▁, ▁including ▁photo ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁at ▁Maryland ▁Historical ▁Trust ▁ ▁Category : H oop ers ▁Island ▁Category : L ighth ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Category : L ighth ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : Transport ation ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Dor chester ▁County , ▁Maryland ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Dor chester ▁County ,