Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

July 16, 2019
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Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Columbia River, Washington

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT LIGHT

Location: NORTH POINT ISLAND/COLUMBIA RIVER
Station Established: 1856
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1856
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1962
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: DRESSED STONE
Tower Shape: CONICAL ATTACHED TO OIL HOUSE
Markings/Pattern: WHITE TOWER W/BLACK BAND, BLACK LANTERN ROOM
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL 1856