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Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, overlooking rough seas.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at sunset.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at sunset.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at night, long exposure.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at night, long exposure.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at sunset.

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse at sunset.

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Old Point Loma Light

The first lighthouse to be erected in Southern California. It was later replaced by the present Point Loma Light, which is down the hill at sea level. It was constructed in 1851 and is presently being preserved as a memorial.

Not used for lighthouse purposes since 1891, the old tower, was set aside by President Wilson in 1913 as a national monument and is now cared for by the U.S. Park Service. The old tower was abandoned because it was situated 462 feet above the sea. At this unusual height, the light was often obscured by high fogs. A romantic error attributes Old Point Loma Light to Spanish origin. When it was built some old Spanish tiles were used in its cellar floorings. That is the full scope of its Latin ancestry. Talk has it that the Spanish had a beacon on Point Loma in 1701, but it has never been verified.

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Old Point Loma Light

The first lighthouse to be erected in Southern California. It was later replaced by the present Point Loma Light, which is down the hill at sea level. It was constructed in 1851 and is presently being preserved as a memorial.

Not used for lighthouse purposes since 1891, the old tower, was set aside by President Wilson in 1913 as a national monument and is now cared for by the U.S. Park Service. The old tower was abandoned because it was situated 462 feet above the sea. At this unusual height, the light was often obscured by high fogs. A romantic error attributes Old Point Loma Light to Spanish origin. When it was built some old Spanish tiles were used in its cellar floorings. That is the full scope of its Latin ancestry. Talk has it that the Spanish had a beacon on Point Loma in 1701, but it has never been verified.

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Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, overlooking rough seas.

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Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, overlooking rough seas.

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Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, overlooking rough seas.

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