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| Cape Arago (Cape Gregory) Lighthouse, Charleston, OR |
*Dates of operation~~ 1934-2006
*Building Material~~ Reinforced concrete
*Tower~~ 44 feet
*Elevation~~ 65 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White tower, green lantern, red dome
*Light Pattern~~ Three white flashes every 30 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Sound building (attached to tower), 3 sealed cisterns, high foot
bridge, whip antenna
*Automated~~ 1966
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Southwest entrance to Coos Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The third lighthouse built at this location. For a short time, all three
lighthouses stood within a short distance of each other. In 1936, the original lighthouse
was dynamited to the ground. The second lighthouse was moved, tower removed, and
used as the keeper's house for a time, until it too was demolished in 1960's. Constucted
from the same plans as Washington's Point Robinson Lighthouse.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=129
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/capearag.htm
Discover Oregon Lighthouses.com lighthouse page
http://www.discoveroregonlighthouses.com/arago.html
*Building Material~~ Reinforced concrete
*Tower~~ 44 feet
*Elevation~~ 65 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White tower, green lantern, red dome
*Light Pattern~~ Three white flashes every 30 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Sound building (attached to tower), 3 sealed cisterns, high foot
bridge, whip antenna
*Automated~~ 1966
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Southwest entrance to Coos Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The third lighthouse built at this location. For a short time, all three
lighthouses stood within a short distance of each other. In 1936, the original lighthouse
was dynamited to the ground. The second lighthouse was moved, tower removed, and
used as the keeper's house for a time, until it too was demolished in 1960's. Constucted
from the same plans as Washington's Point Robinson Lighthouse.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=129
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/capearag.htm
Discover Oregon Lighthouses.com lighthouse page
http://www.discoveroregonlighthouses.com/arago.html
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