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New Dungeness Lighthouse
Point Wilson Lighthouse
Lighthouses
Cape Flattery Lighthouse — Point Wilson (1879), Destruction Island (1891) and Marrowstone Point (1912) — came considerably later and all three remain active, but with automated equipment. The Point Wilson Lighthouse and tower are open free to visitors from May-September on Saturdays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Phone 360-385-5520. The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard, and the U.S. Lighthouse Society manages the property. A Discovery Pass is required to park. The Cape Flattery Lighthouse on Tatoosh Island is just off the northwesternmost spot in the continental United States. The island is part of the Makah Nation. Call or Stop by The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, that wide and deep passage from the open Pacific Ocean to 1190 E. Washington St., Sequim Puget Sound at Point Wilson. (800) 998-4131 • (360) 683-4131 Tatoosh Island is not open to the public, but it and the lighthouse can be seen from 1134 E. Front St., Port Angeles high cliffs at the end of Cape Flattery Trail (360) 457-8593 near Neah Bay. SPRING/SUMMER 2017 F NORTH OLYMPIC PENINSULA GUIDE 69
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Preserving and cherishing the North Olympic Peninsula’s maritime heritage also extends to its lighthouses. In 1850, Congress authorized 16 lighthouses along the Pacific coast and Strait of Juan de Fuca as shipping and passenger traffic surged with settlement of the Northwest. Clallam County, established in 1854, has a lighthouse heritage going back to 1857 when Congress appropriated about $40,000 to build the Cape Flattery (Tatoosh Island) and New Dungeness lighthouses, both of which are functional as automated navigational aids today. The New Dungeness Lighthouse is near the tip of Dungeness Spit, a trek of 5.5 miles. It is open to the public, and tours of the lighthouse are available daily from 9 a.m. to two hours before sunset. Boat access is permitted by reservation only through the refuge office, 715 Holgerson Road, Sequim, 360-457-8451. The lighthouses of Jefferson County
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