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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Washington as identified by the United States Coast Guard. [1] There are eighteen active lights in the state; three are standing but inactive, three were supplanted by automated towers, and two have been completely demolished. Two lights, one of them still active, serve as museums.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Penfield Reef Lighthouse in 1990. [1] [12] In 2015, the Coast Guard executed a substantial rehabilitation project at the lighthouse, designed by architect Marsha Levy of the Coast Guard's Civil Engineering Unit Providence, to address the damage from Hurricane Sandy.
Cupy the first light station on Browns Point, erected in 1887, consisted of a white light lens lantern on a white post that stood 12 feet (3.7 m) above sea level and 50 yards from the low tide shoreline. [4] A wood-frame lighthouse and separate keepers cottage were built in 1901. The current lighthouse was built in 1933 and automated in 1963. [5]
Slip Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, sitting on the point of land that marks the eastern side of Clallam Bay in Clallam County, Washington. The original light was replaced by a freestanding tower in 1951, which was discontinued around 2000 and replaced with a buoy light.
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The Coast Guard automated the Lime Kiln Lighthouse in August 1962, using photoelectric cells to turn the light on at dusk and off during daylight hours. In 1998, the drum lens was replaced with a modern optic, flashing a white light once every 10 seconds. [ 10 ]
U.S. Lighthouse Service 1789–1939: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station: NRHP 73000590: October 15, 1973 Also: Key West Post Office and Customshouse: Key West Florida USCGC Ingham: U.S. Coast Guard 1915–Present: USCGC Ingham: Yes 92001879: April 27, 1992 Ponce de Leon Inlet Florida Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum
Point Robinson Lighthouse ; Location: NE end of Point Robinson, Vashon, Washington, USA: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1887 : Foundation: Surface: Construction: Masonry and concrete: Automated: 1978: Height: 38 feet (12 m): Shape: Octagonal with attached dwelling: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place : Light; First lit: 1915 (current tower): Focal height: 12 m (39 ...