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| Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Ilwaco, WA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1856-present
*Building Material~~ Dressed stone
*Tower~~ 53 feet
*Elevation~~ 176 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black horizontal band midway, black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating red and white flashes
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house only
*Automated~~ 1962
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only) as part of Cape Disappointment State Park
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Mouth of Columbia River, Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Oldest operational lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest. The
original First Order lens was removed and placed into the newly built North Head
Lighthouse, two miles away, in 1893, then replaced with the still active Fourth Order lens.
LINKS
History Link's Cape Disappointment page
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5622
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/capedis.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=115
360 degree view of lighthouse grounds
http://www.vrseattle.com/pages/vrview.php?cat_id=340&vrs_id=vrs924
*Building Material~~ Dressed stone
*Tower~~ 53 feet
*Elevation~~ 176 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ black horizontal band midway, black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating red and white flashes
*Existing Buildings~~ Oil house only
*Automated~~ 1962
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only) as part of Cape Disappointment State Park
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Mouth of Columbia River, Pacific Ocean
*Significant Feature~~ Oldest operational lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest. The
original First Order lens was removed and placed into the newly built North Head
Lighthouse, two miles away, in 1893, then replaced with the still active Fourth Order lens.
LINKS
History Link's Cape Disappointment page
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5622
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/capedis.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=115
360 degree view of lighthouse grounds
http://www.vrseattle.com/pages/vrview.php?cat_id=340&vrs_id=vrs924
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