Point Reyes Light Station

USA / California / Inverness / Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
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A lighthouse was assigned to Point Reyes in 1855, but construction was delayed for fifteen years because of a dispute between the United States Lighthouse Board and the landowners over a fair price for the land. The lighthouse is a sixteen sided, 37 foot tower, a twin of Cape Mendocino. The first-order Fresnel lens was first lit on December 1, 1870. Electricity came to the lighthouse in 1938, and concrete steps were built into the cliff in 1939. The station was automated in 1975.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Reyes_Lighthouse
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Coordinates:   37°59'46"N   123°1'17"W
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