Private Md. island for sale with history of bootlegging, ill repute

A home on a private island with a mysterious past that dates back to the Civil War is going up for sale for the first time in a half century. WTOP’s John Domen tells us the curiously named Tippity Wichity island was home to a brothel and whiskey distillery. Then we learn the story behind the recent sale of the Hooper Island Lighthouse whose owner now must share access to the working sparkplug lighthouse with the US Navy and Coast Guard.

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