Cape Meares Light

Cape Meares Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Cape Meares Light
location = Cape Meares, Oregon
coordinates = coord|45|29|11.6|N|123|58|42.2|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1890
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1963
foundation = Concrete
construction = Brick sheathed in sheet iron
shape = Octagonal
height = 38 ft
lens = First order Fresnel lens
range =
characteristic =

The Cape Meares Light is an inactive lighthouse on the coast of Oregon. It is located on Cape Meares just south of Tillamook Bay.

The lighthouse was first lit in 1890 and was deactivated in 1963. When it was built, the lighthouse complex included two keeper's houses, which were demolished in 1968, two oil houses, and two cisterns. Later additions included an 1895 workroom attached to the tower and a 1934 garage.cite web | date = March 6 2002 | url = http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/capemear.htm | title = Cape Meares Light | work = Inventory of Historic Light Stations | publisher = National Park Service | accessmonthday = November 1 | accessyear = 2006]

The lighthouse was replaced by a newer tower in 1963.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 as reference number #73002341, and is open to the public.

See also

*List of lighthouses on the Oregon Coast

References

External links

* [http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_181.php Cape Meares web site]


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