North Head Light - History

History

The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, installed in 1856, was obscured to ships approaching from the north by the headland extending southwest from the light. To correct this, a lighthouse was built at North Head, which faces the ocean directly and would be clearly visible to ships traveling from the north. The 65-foot (20 m) tower stood on a 130-foot (40 m) cliff. The lens was the first-order lens from Cape Disappointment, and was first lit in 1898. In 1935, the first-order lens was replaced by a fourth-order lens. That lens was eventually replaced by an aerobeacon in the 1950s, and later by a modern optic mounted outside the tower. The light was automated in 1961. (Nelson p. 112) Today the lighthouse is part of Cape Disappointment State Park.

Lighthouses of Washington
  • Admiralty Head Light
  • Alki Point Light
  • Browns Point Light
  • Burrows Island Light
  • Cape Disappointment Light
  • Cape Flattery Light
  • Cattle Point Light
  • Destruction Island Light
  • Dofflemyer Point Light
  • Ediz Hook Light
  • Grays Harbor Light
  • Lime Kiln Light
  • Marrowstone Point Light
  • Mukilteo Light
  • New Dungeness Light
  • North Head Light
  • Patos Island Light
  • Point No Point Light
  • Point Roberts Light
  • Point Robinson Light
  • Point Wilson Light
  • Semiahmoo Harbor Light
  • Slip Point Light
  • Smith Island Light
  • Turn Point Light
  • West Point Light


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