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| Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island) Lighthouse, San Francisco, CA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1875-present
*Building Material~~ Wood w/ iron lantern
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 75 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ 2 second white flash, 1 second eclipse, 2 second white flash, 10 second
eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, oil house
*Automated~~ 1958
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel (replacement, installed 1886)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ San Francisco Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The keeper's house is home to the U. S. Coast Guard's 11th District
commander, (Coast Guard Station San Francisco is located on the island). Prior to the
construction of a lighthouse on Yerba Buena Island, the island was used as a base for
lighthouse tenders, (the ships which carried supplies to the lighthouses), and also as a
repair station for West Coast lightships.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=71
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/yerba.htm
Lighthouse info and vintage photos of lighthouse and keepers' families
http://www.montagues.org/ybi/ybi.html
*Building Material~~ Wood w/ iron lantern
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 75 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ 2 second white flash, 1 second eclipse, 2 second white flash, 10 second
eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, oil house
*Automated~~ 1958
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel (replacement, installed 1886)
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ San Francisco Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The keeper's house is home to the U. S. Coast Guard's 11th District
commander, (Coast Guard Station San Francisco is located on the island). Prior to the
construction of a lighthouse on Yerba Buena Island, the island was used as a base for
lighthouse tenders, (the ships which carried supplies to the lighthouses), and also as a
repair station for West Coast lightships.
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=71
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/yerba.htm
Lighthouse info and vintage photos of lighthouse and keepers' families
http://www.montagues.org/ybi/ybi.html
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