Cape Flattery Lighthouse
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| Location: | Neah Bay, Washington |
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| Foundation: | Surface |
| Year first lit: | 1857 |
| Automated: | 1977 |
| Tower shape: | Conical |
| Height: | 65 ft |
| Original lens: | First order Fresnel lens (removed) |
Congress allocated a sum of $39,000 in 1854 to construct both the Cape Flattery Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island and one on the New Dungeness Spit. Its first light was displayed from a first-order lens in 1857 and was Washington Territory's third lighthouse. The house with a 65 foot tower from the center still stands. A fog signal building with a 12-inch steam whistle was built on the island in 1872. The original first-order lens was replaced by a forth-order lens in 1932, then with a modern optic lens in 1977. Although closed to the public, it can be viewed from Cape Flattery via a short 30 minute walk.
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