West Point Light
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Seattle, Washington
Built: 1881
Automated: 1984
Located at the end of a low, sandy point, which extends into Puget Sound from the base of Magnolia Bluff, this 23 foot tall stucco-clad brick tower is sandwiched between a one-story office and one-story fog signal building. Since it started operation, this light has guided countless vessels into Seattle's Elliot Bay. It has also served as a marker to the entrance of the Lake Washington Ship Canal since it was completed just north of West Point in 1917. It is now part of Discovery Park, Seattle's largest city park. Fort Lawton, built on Magnolia Bluff in 1900, is also part of the Park.
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