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| Built in 1950 in
San Francisco, this vessel signaled the entrance to the Columbia River west of
Astoria, Oregon from 1951until its retirement in 1979 when it was replaced by
a lighted navigational buoy. It is 128 feet long and 30 feet wide and is on permanent
display at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon. |
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| Cape Blanco is the
oldest and western most lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Built in 1870 and fully
restored in 2003, its 59 foot conical tower stands 245 feet above the ocean. |
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| Built in 1894, after
the collapse of the original lighthouse at the sight in 1861, it marks the mouth
of Winchester Bay on the southern Oregon Coast. It stands 65 feet high and has
6 red lenses which give it a unique red glow. |
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| A wooden structure
with a lantern room atop, built in 1871, this lighthouse was in operation only
3 years. It is now a museum and is lit as a private navigation beacon. It is fully
restored and open to the public at Newport, Oregon. |
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| Also known as the
Bandon Lighthouse, this 40 foot tall lighthouse was built in 1896 to guide lumber
ships to the Port of Bandon on the southern Oregon Coast. It was abandoned from
1939 until 1979 when it was restored as an interpretive center for visitors as
part of Bullards Beach State Park. |
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| Cape Arago Lighthouse is located
in Charleston, southwest of Coos Bay, Oregon. Standing 40 feet high, it is visible
16 miles to sea. It also serves as a harbor navigation guide. The first two lighthouses
at this site, built in 1909 and 1934, were destroyed by erosion. It is now automated
and the dwellings have been removed. |
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| Built in 1890, Cape
Meares is the shortest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, standing only 38 feet high.
The light tower still contains the original Fresnal lens. It has been inactive
since 1963 when a new light was installed nearby. Now fully restored, it is a
popular tourist site. |
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| Located in one of
the most treacherous areas of ocean in the world, “Terrible Tilly” was
nearly impossible to build or maintain. Built in 1880, it served sailors with
its lights and horns for 77 years. Now in private ownership, it is a columbarium
called Eternity by the Sea. |
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| Illuminated in 1894,
the strongest light on the Oregon Coast shines 24 miles out to sea. The 56 foot
tower sits 205 feet above the ocean. |
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| Located on the central
Oregon Coast, it is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon. Completed in 1873, it has
been called one of the most beautiful lighthouses in America. The first-order
light is visible 19 miles (31 km) out to sea. |
