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This is a list of all
lighthouses in the
U.S. state of
Washington as identified by the
United States Coast Guard .
[1] There are eighteen active lights in the state; three are standing but inactive, three were supplanted by automated towers, and two have been completely demolished. Two lights, one of them still active, serve as museums.
The
Cape Disappointment Light was the first lighthouse in the state (lit 1856) and is still active.
[2]
If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard
Light List ,
[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the
United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.
[1]
References
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"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Washington" . United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from
the original on 2017-05-01.
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d Rowlett, Russ.
"Lighthouses of the United States: Washington" . The Lighthouse Directory .
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
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Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF) . Light List.
United States Coast Guard . 2012.
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"Admiralty Head, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2013-08-17.
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"Cattle Point, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2015-05-05.
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"Clover Island Lighthouse & Lighthouse Plaza" . portofkennewick.org . Retrieved October 4, 2017 .
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"Destruction Island, WA" . LighthouseFriends.
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Columbia River to Destruction Island (Map). 1:180,789. NOAA. 2004. 18500. Archived from
the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-07 .
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"Dofflemyer Point, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2015-05-05.
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b
c
"Ediz Hook, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2010-02-02.
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a
b
"Marrowstone Point, WA" . LighthouseFriends.
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"New Dungeness, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2010-03-23.
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a
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"Patos Island, WA" . LighthouseFriends.
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a
b
"Point Robinson, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2015-05-05.
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b
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"Slip Point, WA" . LighthouseFriends. Archived from
the original on 2012-01-25.
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Strait of Juan de Fuca Entrance (Map). 1:100,000. NOAA. 1998. Chart 18460. Archived from
the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2012-05-09 .
^ Nelson, Sharlene (January 1999).
"And, now there are three: The Demise of the Smith Island Light" . Lighthouse Digest .
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b Harrison, Tim; Jones, Ray (2000).
Lost Lighthouses . Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. p.
128 . willapa bay lighthouse.
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Willapa Bay (Map). 1:40,000. US Dept. of Commerce. 1928. Chart 6185. Archived from
the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2012-05-10 .