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In 1909–12, the present cell house of Alcatraz was built. Since the new structure would interfere with the operation of the lighthouse, a taller 25.6 metres (84 ft), concrete tower was built south of the original lighthouse. The original lighthouse had been damaged during the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and was eventually torn down ...
Alcatraz Island, 1896 Alcatraz in the dawn mist, from the east. The "parade ground" is at left. Alcatraz Island and lighthouse at sunset The water tower and powerhouse (at right), which generated electricity for the island A model of Military Point Alcatraz, 1866–1868, now on display at Alcatraz Island Model of the prison in present day, on display at Alcatraz Island
Cape Cod style was a style of lighthouse architecture that originated on Cape Cod in Massachusetts during the early 1800s, ... The original Alcatraz Island Light, ...
Alcatraz Island Light: San Francisco (Alcatraz Island 1854 (First) 1909 (Current) 1963 Active ... Parkers' Lighthouse Long Beach Unknown Unknown Unknown Un ...
The Alcatraz citadel building, completed in the 1850s and razed in 1909; 1908 photo. The earliest recorded owner of Alcatraz was William Workman, of the Workman-Temple family to whom it was given by Mexican governor Pio Pico in June 1846, with the understanding that Workman would build a lighthouse on it.
The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [3] The Fresnel lens and the flag staff pole were removed many years ago to the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum located near Eureka, California. [4] The Punta Gorda Light was known as the "Alcatraz of Lighthouses" because of its remote location and difficult access. [4]
Lighthouse State Reference 210 feet (64 m) Cape Hatteras Light: North Carolina [1] 191 feet (58 m) Cape Charles Light: Virginia [2] 175 feet (53 m) Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: Florida [3] 171 feet (52 m) Absecon Light: New Jersey [4] 169 feet (52 m) Cape Lookout Light: North Carolina 168 feet (51 m) Fire Island Light: New York 165 feet (50 m)
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located ... Lighthouses were designated for Alcatraz ... The lighthouse was completed by October 1855 and ...