Cape Disappointment
by Cathy Anderson
Title
Cape Disappointment
Artist
Cathy Anderson
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Lighthouse on Cape Disappointment.
In 1848 a lighthouse was recommended to be located at Cape Disappointment in what was then the Oregon Territory. $53,000 was appropriated in 1852. After the lighthouse was designed, a first-order Fresnel lens was ordered. When the lens arrived it was found to be too large for the tower. Rebuilding the tower took an additional two years. The first lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest was finally lit on October 15, 1856. In addition to the light, the station was equipped with a 1,600-pound (730 kg) bell powered by a striking mechanism. The keeper's residence was about a quarter mile away.
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August 12th, 2014
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