Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
by Don Schwartz
Title
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
Artist
Don Schwartz
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse sits in serene waters of the Pacific Ocean on a cloudy summer evening. The photograph was taken from an overlook atop Tillamook head after a hike through the forest along the Oregon Coast Trail. Tillamook Rock Light is a deactivated lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located approximately 1.2 miles offshore from Tillamook Head, and 20 miles south of the Columbia River, situated on less than acre of basalt rock in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of the lighthouse was commissioned in 1878 by the United States Congress, and began in 1880. The construction took more than 500 days to finish, with its completion in January 1881. In early January 1881, when the lighthouse was near completion, the barque Lupatia was wrecked near the rock during inclement weather and sank, killing all 16 crew members.
The Light was officially lit on January 21, 1881. At the time, it was the most expensive West Coast lighthouse ever built. Due to the erratic weather conditions, and the dangerous commute for both keepers and suppliers, the lighthouse was nicknamed "Terrible Tilly". Over the years, storms have damaged the lighthouse, shattered the lens, and has eroded the rock. It was decommissioned in 1957, and has since been sold to private owners.
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August 6th, 2013
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