America's western seashore holds some of the world's most gorgeous coastline, but it is fraught with jagged rocks, sandy beaches and towering cliffs. Mariners have always relied on lighthouses to guide them along the unpredictable shoreline of California, especially in places where rivers fill the ocean floor with sand and where volcanic activity has raised basaltic rock to the surface. For mariners navigating near Crescent City, there is great danger to be avoided, with the guidance of abright sentinel. After several shipwrecks at the nearby St. George's Reef and due to increasing traffic approaching the harbor, the Lighthouse Board commissioned the building of a beacon at Battery Point.

Originally known as Crescent City Lighthouse, t

Battery Point, CA Harbour Lights Western Region Item # HL278
Retirement Date: December 31, 2005!

America's western seashore holds some of the world's most gorgeous coastline, but it is fraught with jagged rocks, sandy beaches and towering clif
Price: $78.95