St. George Reef Lighthouse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._George_Reef_Lighthouse
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lighthouse
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1993
gptkbp:automated 1975
gptkbp:basisFor granite caisson
gptkbp:built 1882
gptkbp:decommissioned 1975
gptkbp:distanceFromMainland 6 miles
gptkbp:firstLight 1892
gptkbp:focusArea first order Fresnel lens
gptkbp:height 90 feet
146 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. George Reef Lighthouse
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Del_Norte_County
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._George_Reef
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:St._George_Reef_Lighthouse_Preservation_Society
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Crescent_City
gptkbp:notableFor difficult construction due to rough seas
most expensive lighthouse built in the United States
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 92001724
gptkbp:purpose warn ships of the dangerous St. George Reef
gptkbp:shape octagonal tower
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Coast_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6