View From The North Jetty
by Robert Bales
Title
View From The North Jetty
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
This is a view from the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River and the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.
It was built 1908--1916. Following jetty construction, the Fort Canby (now Cape Disappointment) beach grew rapidly. The beach reached its maximum distance seaward in 1942, then began to erode.
The Long Beach Peninsula's first lighthouse, Cape Disappointment, had a bumpy beginning. As early as 1848, a government survey had recommended a lighthouse due to the great number of shipwrecks. Lighthouse construction materials were underway in 1853, stashed in the hull of the ship Oriole when it sank two miles off shore. While a few items were salvaged, the bulk of the shipment was lost.
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October 23rd, 2016
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Comments (16)
Marvin Blaine
Love the color of the water Robert! Backdrop is Beautiful! L/F!
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Marvin for the nice comments and the LF!! I spent many days at this site!