Heceta Head Lighthouse

Title

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Artist

Joy McAdams

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Digital Art - Photograph

Description

The historic Heceta Head lighthouse is depicted in this night-time image.

Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast 13 miles north of Florence, and 13 miles south of Yachats in the United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint (a state park) midway up a 205-foot-tall headland. Built in 1894, the 56-foot tall lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 nautical miles, making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.

The light is maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, while the assistant lighthouse keepers' house, operates as a bed and breakfast and is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service. The lighthouse is 2 miles from Sea Lion Caves.

Heceta Head is named after the Spanish explorer Bruno de Heceta, who explored the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century. Before him, Heceta Head was a spot of frequent fishing and hunting by the Native American tribes that populated the area. Heceta Head is part of the Siuslaw Indians' traditional lands. They hunted sea lions in the area and gathered sea bird eggs from the offshore rocks. In 1888, white settlers moved into the area and claimed 164 acres of the surrounding land. That same year, the U.S. Lighthouse Service approved the building of the lighthouse, and the government bought 19 acres, out of the 164 acres previously purchased, for the lighthouse structures.

In 1892, a crew of 56 began construction the light. Because of the site's seclusion, building materials were either shipped in, or if the weather and tide permitted, brought from Florence by wagon, the latter usually taking four or five hours. Stones were brought from the Clackamas River and bricks came from San Francisco. Completed in August 1893, the entire project cost $80,000 and consisted of the lighthouse, houses for the head light keeper, two assistant light keepers and their families, a barn, and two kerosene oil storage buildings.

The Heceta Head Lighthouse closed to the public in August 2011 for restoration and repairs. After two years of work, the lighthouse was returned as much as possible to the way it would have looked in 1894.

Heceta Head Light and Keepers Quarters was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its architectural and engineering significance.

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