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Lighthouse History
Built: 1891 Type: Conical Height: 94 Feet Status: Non Active Deactivated: April 2008 Location: 3 miles off Shore from a point on Olympic Peninsula - roughly halfway between Cape Flattery and Grays Harbor Lens: Fourth Order Fresnel Keepers: Christian Zauner Notes: Construction on the
Destruction Island Lighthouse began in 1888. The fog signal made
its debut in November of 1891 and eight weeks later on New Year's Eve,
the five concentric wicks of the lamp were set afire for the first time.
Four keepers were typically assigned to the station. The Coast
Guard assumed responsibility for the lighthouse in 1939.
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