Cattle Point Light
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| Cattle Point Light | |
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| Location: | San Juan Island, Washington |
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| Year first lit: | 1888 |
| Foundation: | Surface |
| Construction: | Concrete |
| Tower shape: | Octagonal |
| Height: | 34 ft |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed) |
Cattle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on San Juan Island, off the coast of Washington. It's first light was a lens lantern on a post erected in 1888. In 1921, the US Navy installed a radio compass station The modern 34 foot, octagonal, concrete tower on Cattle Point was erected in 1935. The lighthouse received a temporary makeover in 1984, when it was used as a backdrop for an Exxon television commercial.
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