Lighthouse are a reminders of the past era when safe shipping depended on lighthouses and their keepers. Each year hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the coast to appreciate their beauty and rich history.

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This lighthouse was built in 1890 on the outer edge of a hight. bold headland just south of Tillamock Bay. The 38-foot tower is the shortest on the Oregon coast and stands 217 feet above the water on near vertical cliffs. In 1963 the orignal first-order Firesnel lens was de-commissioned and replaced with an automatic beacon. Vistors today can view the lighthouse by taking a leisurely stroll through a corridor of trees down to the lighthouse.

Built in 1881, stands on a wave-washed basalt rock islet that prorudes from the sea 1.2 miles off Tillamoock Head south of Seaside, Oregon. The 82-foot-high lighthouse was among the most remote and least hosptable light stations in America During its commission from 1881 to 1957, Tillamook Head was an important sentinel for mariners approaching the Columbia River, 20 miles to the north. After 77 years of service this sentinel has been turned into a columbarium.

Built of wood instead of stone, like most of the outer lighthouses along the Pacific Coast, the white-frame Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport. Oregon, has stood the test of time. Recently restored in 1996. It remains active and in excellent condition almost one and a quarter centuries after it was first commissioned back in 1871.

One of the moust beautiful lighthoues in America, is a classic seacoast tower. Illuminated in 1873, its first-order Fresnel lens still shines. The 95-foot white. conical tower is the tallest on the Oregon coast and stands proudly 162 feet above sea level in Newport, Oregon.

This lighthouse, in its natural setting, is one of the most awe-inspiring to be found anywhere in the world, Commissioned in 1894, this lighthouse located north of Florence is still in service as an aid to navigation. The 56-foot tower stands 205 feet above sea level and can be seen as far as 21 miles out to sea.

Still active, is one of the few lights along the Pacific Coast that emits both red and white flashes. Built in 1894 in Winchester Bay , the 65-foot plaster-covered masony tower stands 165 feet above sea level and can be seen up to 19 miles out to sea.

Built in 1896 once had a beam that that could be seen as far as 12 1/4 miles out to sea. The lighthouse was abandoned by the Coast Guard as aid to navigation in 1938. Today, the inactive lighthouse on the river's north jetty in Banton, Oregon, is open to visitors throught Bullard's Beach State Park, just north of the Coquille River Bridge on Highway 101.

Located two miles southwest of Charleston, was built in 1934, replacing two earlier structures dating back to 1909 and 1966. The active lighthouse still stands after more than a half century since its construction.

Oregon's oldest, was first activated in 1870 and continues to operate to the present day. The 59-foot white conical towerstands on a high clift 245 feet above sea level just north of Port Orford Cape Blanco is Oregon's highest sentinel on the most westerly point in the continental United States and can be seen from 22 miles at sea.

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