QE2507 - USCGS YAQUINA OLD LIGHTHOUSE, Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The Old Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is located in Yaquina Bay State Park at the north end of the Yaquina Bay Bridge. The high point of the tower was first observed as an intersection point by US Coast & Geodetic survey in 1908.
NGS PID QE2507 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JVD) IN 1974, RESTORATION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AS A MUSEUM BEGAN. ONE OF THE FOUR PILLARS SUPPORTING THE TOWER WAS BADLY DETERIORATED. THE TOWER WAS RAISED SLIGHTLY AND A NEW PILLAR INSTALLED. THEN THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE WAS RAISED FOUR INCHES TO REINFORCE THE EXISTING FOUNDATION. THE PINNACLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. (THIS STATION SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH YAQUINA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE, SEVERAL MILES TO THE NORTH.) AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN SW PART OF NEWPORT.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: Yaquina Old Lighthouse Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Lighthouse County: Lincoln USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Newport South Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: QE2507 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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