Cape Flattery Light

Infobox Lighthouse


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location = Neah Bay, Washington
coordinates = coord|48.3917|N|124.7366|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1857
automated = 1977
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foundation = Surface
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shape = Conical
height = 65 ft
lens = First order Fresnel lens (removed)
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Cape Flattery Lighthouse was built in 1854. Its first light was displayed from a first-order lens in 1857 and was Washington Territory's third lighthouse. The house with a 65 foot tower from the center still stands. A fog signal building with a 12-inch steam whistle was built on the island in 1872. The original first-order lens was replaced by a forth-order lens in 1932, then with a modern optic lens in 1977. Although closed to the public, it can be viewed from Cape Flattery via a short 30 minute walk. Although no cows live there, some say you can hear a 'mooooo' if the weather is right. It is said that the ghosts of the people who have died trying to reach the rocky shore still haunt the island.