Battery Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Crescent City that was one of the California Pacific Coast's first lighthouses at the time of its 1855 construction. The lighthouse operated a fourth-order Fresnel lens between 1856 and 1953, when it was fully automated. In 1964, the lighthouse survived the strongest earthquake on record in the northern hemisphere and the subsequent tsunami caused by it.
Today, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved as a California Historical Landmark, operated and overseen by the Del Norte Historical Society. The lighthouse is open to the public during low tide access, available for public guided tours daily during peak season and on weekends during off-season. The former keeper's quarters at the lighthouse are stocked with period furniture as a living history museum, showcasing displays of artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the lighthouse's history.
577 H Street, Crescent City, California 95531, Phone: 707-464-3089, View Map
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