Heceta Head Lighthouse

Title
Heceta Head Lighthouse
LC Subject
Coasts--Oregon Formations (Geology) Lighthouses
Creator
Oregon State University. Department of Journalism Oregon. Department of Transportation
Description
"Heceta Head Lighthouse is one of seven lighthouses along the Oregon coast. The lighthouse is a part of 117-acre Devil's Elbow State Park, 13 miles north of Florence on U.S. Highway 101. It was erected in 1894. The tower is 56 feet high with the light 205 feet above sea level. Heceta Head was named by the Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1862 to commemorate the discoveries of Spanish explorer Don Bruno de Heceta, Lane County." Oregon Department of Transportation Photo 7881
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Location
Heceta Head Lighthouse (United States >> Oregon)
Date
1975/1985
Identifier
P208:065
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
Journalism Department Photographs, 1930-1984 (P 208)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Institution
Oregon State University
Oregon State University Libraries University of Oregon Libraries