OUR FAMILY HAS VISITED THE LIGHTHOUSE AND TOURED IT. IT HAS BEEN RESTORED AND THE LIGHT IS VERY UNUSUAL. THE CARETAKERS STAY HERE FREE AND ARE RETIRED. THE CARETAKERS STAY HERE FREE AND ARE RETIRED. IT WAS BUILT IN 1871 TO GUIDE SHIPS. IT IS STILL ACTIVE BY THE COAST GUARD AND IS FIVE MILES SOUTH OF PESCADERO. THE TOWER OF THE LIGHTHOUSE IS 115 ' TALL . THE HOUSE AND TOWER IS SIMILAR TO NEW ENGLAND. IT IS NOW A STATE PARK. IT WAS BUILT ON A ROCKY BLUFF AND HAS BEEN A LANDMARK FOR SHIPS APPROACHING SAN FRANCISCO. A SHIP WRECKED HERE IN 1853 CALLED THE CARRIER PIGEON. THUS THE NAME OF PIGEON POINT.
THE LIGHT IN THE TOWER IS 1000 WATT LIGHT AND IS ON FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. IT WAS BUILT IN FRANCE. THE ORIGINAL TOWER BURNED LARD OIL. IN 1888 THE LAMP WAS REPLACED WITH A MINERAL OIL LAMP. IT DID FLASH ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY POWERED AS A CLOCKWORK AND WEIGHT. BY 1926 THEY ELECTRICITY AND THEY PUT IN A MOTOR TO OPERATE THE FOG SIGNAL. IT IS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR HISTORIC PLACES. THE LIGHT OUTSIDE IS STILL AN AID TO NAVIGATION. THE HOUSE SERVES AS A YOUTH HOSTEL AS WELL. THEY HAVE FOUR THREE BEDROOM HOUSES NEXT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE AND OVERNIGHT LODGING FOR UP TO 50 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
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