Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Washington, ca 1924
Lantern Press of Seattle, Washington published this unused postcard featuring a picture of the lighthouse at Cape Disappointment. The card estimated the date at 1924 and it is identified by image #2181. It might have originally been a black & white photograph that has been color tinted. The card itself looks to be a re-issue of an older postcard.
Looking south toward the lighthouse from the visitor center
This was the first lighthouse in Washington State. Funding was approved in 1852 but the lamp was not lit until 1856. Besides the light it had a bell powered by a striking mechanism. As mentioned in a previous post the bell was sometimes muffled by the roar of the sea and therefore ineffectual. In 1881 the bell was moved to West Point Light in Seattle and still later to Warrior Rock Light near Portland, Oregon. The keeper lived about ¼ mile from the lighthouse. The lighthouse was electrified in 1937 and automated in 1973. The visitor center and lighthouse are open to the public as part of Cape Disappointment State Park.
The exterior of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
Fresnel lens
Early life-saving boat used by the Coast Guard
This is one of the lighthouses that we visited on the trip to the Redwood National and State Parks. The card was purchased at the gift shop in the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment. The visitor center had one level devoted to Lewis & Clark and another level with displays, photographs, and exhibits relating to the lighthouse and the Coast Guard. The upper level and gift shop were free but the lower level containing the Lewis & Clark material had an entry fee.
For more information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Disappointment_Light
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