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Lighthouse History
Built: 1881 Type: Octagon/Square attached to Fog Signal bldg Height: 23 Feet Status: Active Location: Seattle Lens: Fourth Order Fresnel Keepers: Marvin Gerber Notes: The lighthouse started
operation on November 15, 1881. The first fog signal used at the
point was a bell. After mariners found it difficult to hear the Cape Disappointment
fog bell above the ocean's surf, that bell was transferred inland to West
Point. In 1887, the bell was replaced by a steam whistle, which was in
turn upgraded to a Daboll trumpet. The room to the west of the tower housed
the engines, which powered the fog signal. The wandering bell eventually
found its final home at the Warrior Rock Lighthouse in Oregon.
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