Pigeon Point Lighthouse, California
- by Minghua Wang
- 2018-01-29
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse was built in 1871 to guide ships on the coast of California.
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It is the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast and located near Half Moon Bay.
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The lighthouse is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The restored keepers' housing has, since the mid-1960s, also served as a youth hostel.
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Originally the tower was equipped with a lamp that burned refined lard oil (pig fat).
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In 1888, that lard lamp was replaced with mineral oil (kerosene) lamp.
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