File:BatteryPoint Marker.jpg

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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83001177.

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English: California Registered Historical Landmark No. 951 plaque reads: "Battery Point Lighthouse - The Battery Point Lighthouse is one of the first lighthouses on the California coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region. In 1855 Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of the light station, which was completed in 1856 by the U.S. Lighthouse Service. Theophilis Magruder was the station's first keeper; Wayne Philand was its last before automation in 1953. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 951. Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Del Norte County Historical Society, September 19, 1987."
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Camera location41° 44′ 38.82″ N, 124° 12′ 11.12″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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