POINT ARENA LIGHT HOUSE

THIS LIGHTHOUSE IS AN HISTORICAL DISTRICT. THE TOWER IS 15' TALL AND WAS BUILT IN 1870 AND DESTROYED BY THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS REBUILT IN 1870'S AND DESTROYED BY THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS REBUILT THE FOLLOWING YEAR MADE OF STEEL AND CONCRETE. OVER 25,000 VISITORS ENJOY THE VIEW FROM THE LANTERN ROOM SINCE LAST YEAR.

OUR FAMILY HAS VISITED THIS LIGHTHOUSE WHEN WE CALLED WHEN WE CAMPED AT A NEARBY KOA PERHAPS 12 YEARS AGO. I REMEMBER THEY HAD A SWIMMING POOL WHICH WAS NICE FOR THE SUMMER. THE OCEAN IS TOO COLD TO SWIM IN! THEW BEACH IS FUN TO WALK ALONG THEY HAVE GUIDED TOURS OF THE LIGHTED STATION.

WHALE OIL WAS USED USED WITH SOLID WICKS AS THE SOURCE OF LIGHT UNTIL THE PARABOLIC REFLECTOR SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED IN 1810. LARD OIL WAS USED IN THE 1850'S. BY 1860THEY USED FRESNEL LENSES. THE COASTAL LIGHTHOUSES WERE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD, GRANITE, BRICK SANDSTONE, STEEL, CAST IRON, REINFORCED CONCRETE.

THE MAGNIFICATION OF THE LIGHT IS CAUSED BY LENS OR OPTIC. THE FRESNAL SYSTEM IS CAUSED BY A STEADY LIGHT REVOLVING FLASHING OPTICS. SOME LIGHT HOUSES DISPLAY A GREEN OR RED LIGHT AND SOME A WHITE LIGHT. LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS WERE PAID BY A LOWER MIDDLE CLASS WAGE. IN TODAY'S STANDARDS THAT WOULD BE $16,000. THEIR SERVICE SUPPLIED SOME FOOD AS WELL.THERE WERE MANY FEMALE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS AS WELL. WHO TOOK OVER WHEN THEIR HUSBANDS DIED. THE TOWERS ARE GIVEN SPECIAL PAINTED PATTERNS.THEY INCLUDE DIAMOND SHAPES, STRIPES, OR SPIRALS. THIS LIGHTHOUSE IS LOCATED BY THE KASHIA POMO RANCHERIA.

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