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Monday, January 14, 2013

Lighthouses of California:EAST BROTHER ISLAND LIGHT



East Brothers Light Station, near Richmond California, USCG photo showing station in operation before automation in 1969
EAST BROTHER ISLAND LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: OFF POINT SAN PABLO /
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Nearest City: RICHMOND
County: CONTRA COSTA
U.S.C.G. District: 11 Year Station Established: 1874


NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996
NPS photo
Existing Historic Tower:
Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1969
Foundation Materials: BRICK/WOOD
Construction Materials: WOOD
Markings/Patterns: BUFF
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 48
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: FA 251
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 61
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO
Previous Tower(s): N/A