Cape Blanco Light
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Sixes, Oregon
Built: 1870
Automated: 1980
This 59 foot tall conical masonry tower sits on the westernmost point in Oregon and is the oldest standing lighthouse in Oregon. The tower originally held a first-order Fresnel lens which had a focal plane 245 feet above sea level. That lens was replaced by a second-order lens in 1936 which still operates in the tower today.
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This article was last modified on 6/4/2009.
