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Light House-Keeping at Umpqua River

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Oregon’s Umpqua River Lighthouse recently received a check-up, power wash, and some exterior spot painting thanks to the efforts Douglas County Parks Department and Building Facility crews.

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The Umpqua River Lighthouse is located in Reedsport, Oregon and was first lit in 1894 and is still lighted by a first order Fresnel lens; it is one of only a few lighthouses in the United States to still have a working first order Fresnel lens.

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(Photos by M J Korieva, Museum Director, Umpqua River Lighthouse.)

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