April 12, 2024
1910 + AZO RPPC PHOTO SEAL ROCK LIGHT STATION CRESENT CITY CAL CRM74 LIGHT HOUSE
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WOW !! ~ WHAT A GREAT HISTORICAL IMAGE IS THIS " UNUSED " AZO ( STAMPBOX 1910~1930 ERA ) RPPC REAL PHOTO POSTCARD ~ CONTENT IS THE " SEAL ROCK LIGHT STATION * CRESENT CITY, CAL. CALIFORNIA CA * CRM 74 ~ SOME MAY CALL IT A LIGHT HOUSE ~ THE POSTCARD FOR ITS AGE IS IN GOOD CONDITION SHOWING ONLY MINOR STORAGE/SOILING/CORNER & EDGE WEAR WITH A LOOSE STORAGE CURL ~ WHAT YOU SEE ~ IS WHAT YOU GET !!. THE FOLLOWING INFO WAS TAKEN FROM "BING" ABOUT THE SEAL ROCK LIGHT STATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ National Register #93001373 St. George Reef Light Station Seal Rock Six Nautical Miles from Point St. George Crescent City Built 1882-1892 The following is excerpted from an interpretive placard on South Pebble Beach Drive between West 8th and West 9th Streets: The silhouette seen in the notch formed by the bluff and the offshore rock identifies Saint George Reef Lighthouse, one of the world's greatest lighthouses and a marvel of 19th century engineering. Located approximately 8 miles from the point, it is situated at the end of Saint George Reef which extends 6 miles from shore. The history of the lighthouse actually begins with the sinking of the coastal steamer "Brother Jonathan" on July 30, 1865. A tragedy that took hundreds of lives, the event is commemorated by the memorial
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