Semiahmoo Harbor Light

Semiahmoo Harbor Light

Semiahmoo Harbor Light (USCG/1943)
Location	Blaine, Washington
Coordinates	48.99219°N 122.78406°W / 48.99219; -122.78406
Tower
Constructed	1905
Foundation	Piling
Construction	Wood
Shape	Octagonal
Light
First lit	1905
Deactivated	1944
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic	F R (–Unknown)

The Semiahmoo Harbor Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Semiahmoo (/ˌsɛmiˈɑːmoʊ/ SEM-ee-AH-moh) Bay near the port of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington, in the United States.[1]

History

The station consisted of a 1½-story dwelling built on a platform supported by wooden piles, with a lantern at the center of its peaked roof.[1] It was constructed in 1905, using the same design by U.S. Lighthouse Board Architect Carl Leick used at the Desdemona Sands Lighthouse at the mouth of the Columbia River.[2][3] The light was deactivated and the entire structure torn down in 1944.[2][4][5]

References

1. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Washington". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
2. Dougherty, Phil (May 6, 2012). "The Semiahmoo Lighthouse activates its light on June 5, 1905". The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. HistoryLink. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
3. "Desdemona Sands Light on the Columbia River". Rudy and Alice's Lighthouse page. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
4. "Semiahmoo Harbor Light (Washington)—Historical Light List Characteristics and Optics and Structures". United States Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
5. "The Lost History of Washington's Semiahmoo Lighthouse". Lighthouse Digest. Foghorn Press. November 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2015.