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Crescent City 1856 1953 Active (Inactive: 1965–1982) ... List of lighthouses in California. 3 languages ...
Ontario portal; List of lighthouses in Canada; Imperial Towers (a group of lighthouses in the list) References External links. Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse ...
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of California. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
At 82.5 metres (271 ft), Île Vierge Lighthouse (right) is the tallest lighthouse in Europe. It is also the tallest "traditional" lighthouse in the world. [4] [5] Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles (2 P) Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in California" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present lights. Lighthouses that are in former U.S. territories are not listed here.
Battery Point Light was one of the first lighthouses on the California coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region. In 1855, Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of a lighthouse on the tiny islet, which is connected to Battery Point by an isthmus which is ...
Though the lighthouses are conical, their interior diameter is 10'6'' throughout. The towers and dwellings are constructed of limestone, with a granite section near the top of the tower for extra rigidity to support the lantern rooms. Most other lighthouses of the era were built of brick, wood, iron or concrete. [4]