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Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Pigeon Point Lighthouse This brick lighthouse was built to incorporate a French, first order Fresnel lens. Although no longer used, the lens is still operable in the lantern room. Previously the...


Pigeon Point Lighthouse 
 
This brick lighthouse was built to incorporate a French, first order Fresnel lens. Although no longer used, the lens is still operable in the lantern room. Previously the lens had been installed at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It first flashed over the Pacific in November, 1872 and the lighthouse has served continuously without structural modifications since that time.
 
California registered historical landmark No. 930
 
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard October 3, 1980
 
Submitted by: Eric Goodill

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