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Newport News, Virginia: Area: Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) Architect: US Lighthouse Board: MPS: Light Stations of the United States MPS: NRHP reference No. 02001438 [1] VLR No. 121-0020: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: December 2, 2002: Designated VLR: September 10, 2003 [2]
The point is located in Ano Nuevo State Reserve. The seamen were buried there; the officers in San Francisco. Point Arena: 1913 A steam schooner. Pieces of the hull are on display at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. San Juan: 29 August 1929 A passenger steamer that was rammed by S. C. T. Dodd off Pigeon Point. [2
The point was granted as a part of Rancho El Sur in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to Juan Bautista Alvarado. [2] Point Sur was a notorious hazard to navigation. The 725-ton steamer USS Ventura was the fastest ship in Goodall, Nelson & Perkins’ fleet; she could do thirteen knots. On Tuesday, April 20, 1875, she set sail from San Francisco ...
Head over to the southern tip of Jamestown on Monday and climb to the top of Beavertail Lighthouse between 1:30 and 4 p.m. Visitors should note the following: Openings are weather dependent; if ...
Newport Beach is a coastal city of about 85,000 in southern Orange County, California, United States.Located about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Newport Beach is known for its sandy beaches.
Map of Upper Newport Bay Youngsters wash their horses in Upper Newport Bay, 1975. Photo by Charles O'Rear. Upper Newport Bay (connected to Newport Harbor via "The Back Bay") is a large coastal wetland (an estuary) in Newport Beach, California, and a major stopover for birds on the Pacific Flyway. Dozens of species, including endangered ones ...
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In 1873, Point Cabrillo was surveyed as a potential site for a lighthouse; however, no lighthouse was built at that time. By 1904, several shipwrecks later, the U.S. Lighthouse Service recommended that a lighthouse be placed at the point. The bill to fund its construction, Senate Bill 6648, passed in June 1906, and the government bought 30 ...