Point Loma - The Early Years - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 40.356 W 117° 14.449
11S E 477421 N 3615017
This sign is located a short distance from the Old Point Loma Lighthouse at Cabrillo National Monument.
Waymark Code: WMRE6K
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
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The sign reads:
"Point Loma - The Early Years
The old lighthouse you are approaching protected sailors off the San Diego
coast for 36 years from 1855 to 1891. It was a lonely outpost on a barren
headland. In January 2004, the National Park Service completed restoration
of the grounds of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse to resemble their historic
appearance, when the lighthouse was operational. The first lighthouse keepers
lived in the windblown world of scrubby chaparral, rocks and fog. San Diego
was more than 10 miles (16km) away via a wagon road that climbed the spine
of the peninsular. The light keepers had to haul in firewood, water and
supplies by wagon, potholes and ruts much of the way."
Group that erected the marker: National Parks Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Cabrillo National Monument
San Diego, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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