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| Tillamook Rock (Terrible Tilly) Lighthouse, Seaside, OR |
*Dates of operation~~ 1881-1957
*Building Material~~ Basalt masonry, brick and iron
*Tower~~ 62 feet
*Elevation~~ 65 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ White flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), sound building (also
attached), cistern, storage building
*Automated~~ No
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Eternity At Sea Marketing
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean, just south of the Columbia River
*Significant Feature~~ By far, Tillamook Rock has to be the most astounding feat of
engineering of any lighthouse in the U. S. Located on a huge rock in normally rough seas
one mile off the Oregon coast, the human will and determination to build it is almost
beyond comprehension. The lighthouse is now being used as a columbarium,
(crematorium cemetery).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.worldlights.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tilla.htm
Lighthouse Friends lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=135
*Building Material~~ Basalt masonry, brick and iron
*Tower~~ 62 feet
*Elevation~~ 65 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ White flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), sound building (also
attached), cistern, storage building
*Automated~~ No
*Original Lens~~ First Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Eternity At Sea Marketing
*Waterway Location~~ Pacific Ocean, just south of the Columbia River
*Significant Feature~~ By far, Tillamook Rock has to be the most astounding feat of
engineering of any lighthouse in the U. S. Located on a huge rock in normally rough seas
one mile off the Oregon coast, the human will and determination to build it is almost
beyond comprehension. The lighthouse is now being used as a columbarium,
(crematorium cemetery).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.worldlights.com/
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tilla.htm
Lighthouse Friends lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=135
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