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Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Height Cape Arago Light: Coos Bay: 1866 (First) 1934 (Current): 1966 2006 (Now tribal land)
Ontario State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
Lake Owyhee State Park: State park: Eastern Oregon-Yes: Nyssa: Catherine Creek State Park: State park: Eastern Oregon-Yes: Union: Hat Rock State Park: State park: Eastern Oregon--Umatilla: Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area: Recreation area: Eastern Oregon-Yes: La Grande: Red Bridge State Wayside: Wayside: Eastern Oregon-Yes: La Grande
The lighthouse in 1871. In a deed recorded in 1867, John D. and Mary West sold the United States a 47.3-acre (19.1 ha) tract of land. The Light-House board determined that the offshore reef and islands at Cape Blanco were dangerous to maritime commerce; therefore, a lighthouse was authorized for construction.
The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse (though Cape Foul Weather is 4 miles to the north) is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, established in 1873. It is located in Lincoln County, near Newport at Yaquina Head. The tower stands 93 feet (28 m) tall, and is the tallest ...
The bull's-eye of Cape Meares Light produced light visible for 21 miles. Four sides of the 8-sided lens were covered with red glass, which produced an alternating red and white beam as the light turned. [4] In 1980, the tower itself was opened to the public. [2] The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [5]
Inside the top of the lighthouse U.S. Coast Guard 36 Foot Motor Lifeboat at Umpqua Lighthouse Museum. Located at the mouth of Winchester Bay, Oregon, the first Umpqua River Light was built in 1855 and lit in 1857. Built along the river channel, the original light was vulnerable to seasonal flooding.
The cape is part of Cape Blanco State Park and is the location of the Cape Blanco Light, first lit in 1870. [3] The cape may have been named by explorer Martín de Aguilar in 1603 for its appearance, as blanco means "white" in Spanish. [4] [5] In 1775, Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra named the point Cabo Diligensias. [4]