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Cape Blanco Lighthouse

This isolated lighthouse holds at least four Oregon records: it is the oldest continually operating light, the most westerly, it has the highest focal plane above the sea, (256 feet), and Oregon’s first woman keeper, Mabel E. Bretherton signed on in March 1903.

The adjacent Greeting Center Gift Shop has interesting exhibits and knowledgeable docents are there to share the history of the lighthouse.

Closed on Tuesdays.

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Cape Blanco
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Cape Blanco Lighthouse Gary Hayes

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Port Orford, Oregon 97465
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