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Cape Blanco Lighthouse,
Port Orford, OR
*Dates of operation~~ 1870-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 59 feet
*Elevation~~ 195 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White tower, green lantern, red dome
*Light Pattern~~ White flash every 20 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Duplex, garage, communications building, BLM visitors center
*Automated~~ 1980
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ US Coast Guard lease to Bureau of Land Management, Coos Bay
District as part of Cape Blanco State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Oregon's oldest existing lighthouse.  Site of Oregon’s first woman
keeper, Mabel E. Bretherton, in March 1903. Similar in design to
Umpqua River
Lighthouse and Heceta Head Lighthouse.

             LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=125

National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/capeblan.htm

Photos of lighthouse during 2004 renovation
http://www.cyberlights.com/lh/oregon/images/blanco/index.htm

Cape Blanco State Park (includes PDF lighthouse brochure)
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_62.php

Discover Oregon Lighthouses' lighthouse page
http://www.discoveroregonlighthouses.com/blanco.html
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