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The Old Point Loma Lighthouse - Illuminating the Past. The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. It is situated in the Cabrillo National Monument. It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum.
The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is located in the southern tip of Point Loma. It’s the sentinel of San Diego bay! We learnt that the old lighthouse: - is as high as 422 feet above sea level! - - was built in 1855 and in 1891, the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse.
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Located on the military base at the southern tip of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, the Old Point Loma Lighthouse (built in 1855) served as a beacon for sailors for centuries, and today serves as a link to our past.
Dec 30, 2018 · What You Can Do at Point Loma Lighthouses. The original Point Loma Lighthouse is the centerpiece of the Cabrillo National Monument. The monument honors Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. He was the first European to discover the San Diego Bay and chart the coast of California.
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Point Loma is a prominent peninsula marking the entrance to San Diego Harbor, the southernmost major port on the West Coast. One of the first sites in the state of California to be selected for a lighthouse, a beacon was constructed in 1854, but it took a year for the lens to arrive from Paris.
Dec 10, 2016 · The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is an historic structure located on the Point Loma peninsula inside the Cabrillo National Monument. Although it hasn’t been in use since 1891, the public is still welcome to visit it and explore the grounds.
