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Point Loma Lighthouse

Today, grandson, Joshua, and I went to the Pt. Loma lighthouse and preserve. We had such a wonderful time, and enjoyed a picnic lunch while looking at and listening to the waves crash on the shore.

 

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time. What seemed to be a good location 422 feet above sea level, however, had a serious flaw. Fog and low clouds often obscured the light. On March 23, 1891, the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse location closer to the water at the tip of the Point.

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Uploaded on April 30, 2009
Taken on April 29, 2009