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Trinidad
Head
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Trinidad
Memorial
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| Date
of Opening |
1871 |
1949 |
| Built
by |
U.
S. Government on 42 acres |
Trinidad
Civic Club |
| Maintained
by |
U.
S. Coast Guard |
Trinidad
Civic Club & volunteers |
| Elevation
- (lantern) |
196' |
170' |
| Lat./Long/ |
41
03.12' N 124 09.09' W |
41
03.53' N 124 08.57' W |
| Height
of Lighthouse |
25',
masonry over brick |
25'
replica, concrete |
| Location |
SW
facing cliff on Trinidad Head at Coast Guard Station
|
South
facing bluff within City of Trinidad, at Trinity & Edwards
Streets |
Purpose
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Maritime
navigational aid, continuous since 1871 |
Memorial
to those lost or buried at sea. |
Operational
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Until
1946 with keeper, automated 1946, in service today |
Coal
oil lantern until electrified in 1942, Fresnel lens replaced
by 375 mm refracting beacon 1947 |
Lens
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Coal
oil lantern until electrified in 1942, Fresnel lens replaced
by 375 mm refracting beacon 1947
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Non-working
original 4th Order Fresnel lens in lantern room |
Fog
bell
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4000#
bell added 1898, clockwork driven by weights, replaced by
compressed air horn in 1942 |
Bell
moved to Memorial Lighthouse gardens in 1949. Strikes the
hour at noon daily. |
Accessibility/Fees
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Open
for free tours conducted by USCG during Trinidad Fish Festival
in June ( check website calendar for date).
Lighthouse is visible from observation platform on Trinidad
Head trail built by volunteers.
light visible from Hwy101 |
Exterior
is visible 24 hour, daily; free |
Special
Notes
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On
December 31, 1914, the lighthouse was stuck by the highest
wave to ever strike the West Coast. The wave extinguished
the light 196’ above sea level. The light was returned
to service in 4 hours by Lightkeeper F.L. Harrington, keeper
1888-1916. |
Services during Memorial Day weekend honoring those lost and
buried at sea sponsored by Trinidad Civic Club. California
Grand Sweepstakes award given to Trinidad Civic Club in 1949
“Build A Better Community” contest |
Cost
to build
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$20,000 appropriated by Congress, 1866 |
$30,000
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PHOTO
BY SUE STINSON
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Both
lighthouses participate in the Lighthouse Passport program
sponsored by the U. S. Lighthouse Society. Passports and stamps
are available at the Trinidad Museum, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, noon to 3:00 p.m., May through August, or at the Trinidad
Bay Bed & Breakfast, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, February
through November. Call 707-677-0840 for further information.
Viewing
of the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse and garden is free, 24 hours
daily. On the second Sunday in June during Trinidad's annual
Fish Festival, the U.
S. Coast Guard makes the original lighthouse available for inspection
at no cost. A shuttle van takes visitors to the location. The
original lighthouse also can be seen at a distance from a volunteer-built
viewing platform located on the Trinidad Head trail, south of
the granite cross which commemorates the 1775 landing of the
Spanish.
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