Closer Look
by Robert Bales
Title
Closer Look
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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This is a capture of the North Head Lighthouse taken just as the sun was leaving the horizon.
On May 16, 1898, the North Head Lighthouse was put into service as the primary navigation aid at the mouth of the Columbia River. The Cape Disappointment lighthouse had served this function since Oct. 15, 1856; however, ships continued to run aground at the "Graveyard of the Pacific." Due to the sheer number of shipwrecks, it was determined a second lighthouse was needed on the northwestern spur of Cape Disappointment, commonly referred to as North Head.
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September 24th, 2011
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Comments (3)
Constance Lowery
terrific photography. love the bold colors. L/Fav/G+ ( I wanted to tweet this too but the tweet button is not working tonight )
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the great comment and I have the same problem about tweeting.
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