Cape Meares Light
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| Cape Meares Light | |
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 Cape Meares Light |
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| Location: | Cape Meares, Oregon |
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| Year first lit: | 1890 |
| Deactivated: | 1963 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Brick sheathed in sheet iron |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal |
| Height: | 38 ft |
| Original lens: | First order Fresnel lens |
The Cape Meares Light is an inactive lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. It is located on Cape Meares just south of Tillamook Bay.
The lighthouse was first lit in 1890 and was deactivated in 1963. When it was built, the lighthouse complex included two keeper's houses, which were demolished in 1968, two oil houses, and two cisterns. Later additions included an 1895 workroom attached to the tower and a 1934 garage.[1]
The lighthouse was replaced by a newer tower in 1963.[1]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as reference number #73002341, and is open to the public.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Cape Meares Light. Inventory of Historic Light Stations. National Park Service (March 6, 2002). Retrieved on November 1, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Cape Meares web site
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