Lighthouse History

Cape Blanco Lighthouse was first lit on December 20, 1870 — making it Oregon’s oldest continuously operating lighthouse. Dive into the full story: how the Light-House Board authorized its construction in 1867, why bricks were kilned on-site, how Lt. Col. Robert Stockton Williamson engineered the tower, and what life was like on this wind-battered cape in the 19th century.

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