Point Vicente Lighthouse
by Karen Ruhl
Title
Point Vicente Lighthouse
Artist
Karen Ruhl
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Situated on eight acres, this historic lighthouse was erected in 1926, in response to a petition from ship's masters who deplored this disastrous stretch of costal waters. The two million candlepower white light is developed from a fifteen-watt bulb focused through a handcrafted five-foot lens. Made in Paris in 1886, the lens saw forty years of service in Alaska before being brought to the Peninsula. A beautiful site sitting next to The Whale Interpretive Center in Palos Verdes. The 67-foot high tower is perched on a cliff, resulting in a light source 197 feet above sea level, which can be seen twenty miles at sea.
Point Vicente was manned by civilian lighthouse keepers until 1939 when the U.S. Coast Guard became responsible for its maintenance and operation.
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April 7th, 2016
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