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The Semiahmoo Harbor Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Semiahmoo (/ ˌ s ɛ m i ˈ ɑː m oʊ / SEM-ee-AH-moh) Bay near the port of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington, in the United States. [ 1 ] History
The Cape Disappointment Light was the first lighthouse in the state (lit 1856) and is still active. [ 2 ] If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List , [ 3 ] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard ...
Semiahmoo Bay, just south of White Rock. Point Roberts can be seen on the horizon. Semiahmoo Bay (/ ˌ s ɛ m i ˈ ɑː m oʊ / SEM-ee-AH-moh) is the southeastern section of Boundary Bay on the Pacific coast of North America in British Columbia, Canada. The bay is named for the Semiahmoo First Nation, who originally occupied the area
Semiahmoo (/ ˌ s ɛ m i ˈ ɑː m oʊ / SEM-ee-AH-moh, / ˌ s ɛ m i ˈ ɑː m uː / SEM-ee-AH-moo; North Straits Salish: SEMYOME or səmyámə) may refer to: Semiahmoo Bay , south-eastern section of Boundary Bay, bisected by the US-Canada border near White Rock, British Columbia
Originally labelled Campbell Creek in 1917 by the Geographic Board of Canada, [3] it was labelled Tahtaloo on International Boundary Survey sheet 2 (date not cited) (a toponym derived from Tah-tu-lo, the Semiahmoo endonym for their dialect of Straits Salish); variant spellings include Tahla too, Tah-la-loo, and Tah tu lo. [4]
Desdemona Sands Light was a lighthouse located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River to aid navigation of the Columbia Bar. It was built in 1901 [4] or 1902 [2] as a replacement for Point Adams Light. The Lightship Columbia kept station about 5 miles (8.0 km) offshore.
The Semiahmoo Indian Reserve (/ ˌ s ɛ m i ˈ ɑː m uː / SEM-ee-AH-moo) is a 129.1-hectare (320 acre) [1] Indian reserve in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, located on Semiahmoo Bay between the City of White Rock and Peace Arch Park, which sits astride the international boundary with Washington state.
In 1975, a 90-foot (27 m) radar tower was built on the west side of the lighthouse. The tower is used for the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS). In 1977, the lighthouse became fully automated and only required one keeper to be assigned to the station. The Coast Guard replaced the light in 2006 with a low-maintenance, post-mounted, rotating beacon. [5]