Semiahmoo Point Light

Semiahmoo Point Light
Location Blaine, Washington
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1905
Year first lit 1905
Deactivated 1944
Foundation Pilings
Construction Wood
Tower shape Octagonal
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic originally Fixed red
now Fl R 6s. R4.

Semiahmoo Point Lighthouse ( /ˌsɛmiˈɑːmoʊ/ sem-ee-ah-moh) was a lighthouse in Washington, United States, near the port of Blaine, Washington. It was replaced by various structures on the pile foundation.[1]

History

Semiahmoo Point Lighthouse was built near Blaine, Washington, close to the Canadian border, in 1905. The light station consisted of a 1 1⁄2-story dwelling built on a platform supported by wooden piles.[2] It was deactivated in 1944.[3] Its design by Carl Leick was identical to Desdemona Sands Light.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Semiahmoo Harbor Light (Washington)—Historical Light List Characteristics and Optics and Structures". United States Lighthouse Society. http://uslhs.org/lighthouse_characteristics/maps/washington/semiahmoo_harbor_light_map.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
  2. ^ "The Lost History of Washington's Semiahmoo Lighthouse". Lighthouse Depot. http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_digest.asp?action=get_article&sk=2346&bhcd2=1227863692. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Washington". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHWA.asp. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
  4. ^ "Desdemona Sands Light on the Columbia River". Rudy and Alice's Lighthouse page. http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/NWLts/Desdmna/Desdmna.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-23.