Willamette River Light

Willamette River Light
Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates
Year first lit 1895
Automated 1935
Deactivated 1950s
Tower shape octagonal
Height 24 feet (7.3 m)
Focal height 0 feet (0 m)
Original lens (post-mounted lantern)
Characteristic Wht Fl 4s[1]

The Willamette River Light was a navigational lighthouse at the mouth of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It existed as a lighthouse with keeper from 1895 to 1935,[2] and as an unattended light from 1935 until it burned down in the 1950s.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Warrior Rock Light". Lighthouse Depot. http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=1880. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
  2. ^ "Willamette River Light". Rudy and Alice's Lighthouse.net. http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/NWLts/Willamte/Willamte.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  3. ^ "Willamette River Lighthouse and Willamette River Light, Oregon". Lewis & Clark's Columbia River—"200 Years Later". Lyn Topinka + EnglishRiverWebsite. http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/willamette_river_lighthouse.html. Retrieved 2009-04-10.