4/21/1996
9/20/2003
9/20/2003
4/21/1996
9/20/2003
Landmark information
- Location:
Pigeon Point Light Station, 0.2 mi W of intersection of State Hwy 1 (PM 8.0) and Pigeon Point Rd, 17 mi N of Davenport - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
4/21/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
9/20/2003 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 10.918, W 122 23.636 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
This brick lighthouse was built to incorporate a French first order Fresnel lens. Although no longer used, the lens is still operable in the lantern room. Previously the lens had been installed at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. It first flashed over the Pacific in November, 1872 and the lighthouse has served continuously without structural modifications since that time.