it is the reminder of different times: of sailing ships and oil lamps and the men and women who tended these isolated coastal lights. In 1851 the US Coastal Surveys selected this headland as the site for a navigation aid.
The crest stood 422 feet above sea level and overlooked the bay and the ocean. And at that time they installed a Fresnel lens. In clear weather mariners could see its light 39 miles out to sea. But fog and low clouds often obscured the light. In 1891 the keeper of the lamp moved into a new light station at the bottom of the hill.
Can you imagine if you and your family live in the lighthouse on the old days,how life could be?
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