All Lighthouses in Seattle
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West Point Lighthouse Situated at the end of a low, half-mile-long, sandy point that extends into Puget Sound from the base of Magnolia Bluff, West Point Lighthouse still sends out alternating red and white flashes, but a modern beacon has taken over the function from the historic fourth-order Fresnel lens that is still mounted in the lantern room. Lieutenant Charles Read more...
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Alki, the Washington State Motto, is a Chinook Indian word meaning “by and by.” In November 1851, twenty-four people from the schooner Exact landed at present-day Alki Point and formed a colony. The settlers called their new home New York, however, when its growth was markedly slower than that of its east coast counterpart, the name was changed to New Read more...