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Old Point Loma Lighthouse Pictures
Point Loma, San Diego California

Pictures of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse at Point Loma, San Diego, California.
These photographs were taken by Joseph A. Tyson.

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse was in operation at the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years, first lit on November 15, 1855. What seemed to be a good location 422 feet above sea level, however, had a serious flaw. Fog and low clouds often obscured the light.

On March 23, 1891 the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse location closer to the water at the tip of the Point.

On the right:
Old Point Loma Lighthouse. View from whale lookout
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old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california

old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Front Entrance View
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old point loma lighthouse - san diego, ca
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - closeup of the light - san diego, california
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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D2X - 05 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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D2X - 05 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Front Entrance
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D2X - 06 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Close up of the light
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D2X - 06 Nov 06

old point loma lighthouse - closeup of the light - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Close up of the light
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Front side view
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - entrance side view - san diego, california
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Front side view
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D2X - 06 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Point Loma, California
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D2X - 06 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
View from back
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D2X - 06 Nov 06
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
View from limestone bluffs
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D2X - 23 Jan 07

old point loma lighthouse - closeup of the light - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
old point loma lighthouse - san diego, california
Whale Lookout Point
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
View from limestone bluffs
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Old Point Loma Lighthouse
View from trail to whale lookout
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For more information about the Old Point Loma Lighthouse please visit
the National Park Service at http://www.nps.gov/archive/cabr/lighthouse.html




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San Diego, California - Last Revision - 23 January 2007 - jat