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Spanish fort built in 1797 on Ballast Point as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego Bay; name means "Fort Cobblestones"; involved in the Battle of San Diego, a naval battle with an American trading vessel 55: Jennings House (Oldest house in Point Loma) 1018 Rosecrans St.
Ballast Point Whaling Station in San Diego is a California Historical Landmark No. 50 listed on December 6, 1935. The Ballast Point Whaling Station was built in 1858 by Captain Miles A. Johnson his cousins, Henry and James A. Johnson and the twin Packard brothers, Alpheus and William, brothers.
1857 map showing Point Loma in relation to San Diego Bay; Ballast Point is the small peninsula at the harbor mouth. Historical information from Coast Guard web site: [1] By Harmon Lougher, Photographer’s Mate First Class. Ballast Point is a tiny peninsula extending from Point Loma into the channel entrance to the harbor of San Diego.
Mission San Diego itself was in the San Diego River valley, but its port was a bayside beach in Point Loma called La Playa (Spanish for beach). The historic La Playa Trail , the oldest European trail on the West Coast , [ 9 ] led from the Mission and Presidio to La Playa, where ships anchored and unloaded their cargoes via small boats.
The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is the highest point in the park and has been a San Diego icon since 1855. The lighthouse was closed in 1891, and the New Point Loma Lighthouse opened at a lower elevation, as fog and low clouds often obscured the light at its location 129 meters (422 feet) above sea level.
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As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida, live stream cameras along Florida beaches could capture the storm’s arrival and impacts along the Gulf Coast and in the Florida Keys.
The Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island has a new webcam and will use it to share views of sunrises and sunsets from its front lawn. Here's the link: WMVision - LIVE Streaming (wetmet.net)