Crescent City in Del Norte County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

St. George Reef Lighthouse

J. Stephen Conn via Flickr (cropped) (CC BY-NC 2.0), October 8, 2008

1. St. George Reef Lighthouse Marker

Inscription.
was placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
on December 9, 1993
by the St. George Reef Lighthouse
Preservation Society
in cooperation with the
Del Norte County Board of Supervisors

Erected by St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society • Del Norte County Board of Supervisors.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 41° 45.026′ N, 124° 12.717′ W. Marker is in Crescent City, California, in Del Norte County. It is on South Pebble Beach Drive south of West 9th Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in a small parking area across the road from the Brother Jonathan Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 789 S Pebble Beach Dr, Crescent City CA 95531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s North Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and in the Klamath

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Mountains.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast

and in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brother Jonathan Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedication to Henry Sause, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battery Point Lighthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tolowa Indian Settlements (approx. 0.7 miles away); Remembering Billy Boone (approx. 0.8 miles away); S.S. Emidio (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tsunamis are Synonymous With Crescent City (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tsunami ! (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crescent City.

Also see . . .
1. Saint George Reef, CA. Because of turbulent seas, inconsistent federal funding and delays in getting the lens, it took more than a decade to build the lighthouse on the exposed rock. (Lighthousefriends.com) (Submitted on March 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. St. George Reef Light Station (PDF).

Wayne Hsieh via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), April 15, 2021

2. St. George Reef Lighthouse Marker

National Register of Historic Places nomination submitted for the lighthouse, which began operation in 1892. (Submitted on March 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Odonnell Entertainment® Adventures of Shadow®. Bill Tufts Odonnell's production company is working on a video production documenting the history of St. George Reef Lighthouse from the 1865 Brother Jonathan tragedy that spurred the lighthouse's construction to the present day. (Submitted on March 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Construction of St. George Reef Light Station image. Click for full size.

Bureau of Lighthouses via National Archives and Records Administration (public domain)

3. Construction of St. George Reef Light Station

St. George Reef Lighthouse image. Click for full size.

Anita Ritenour via Flickr (CC BY 2.0), March 12, 2010

4. St. George Reef Lighthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on March 1, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.