The DeWire Guide to Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast

This guidebook, now in a second, expanded edition, is a roundup of the existing lighthouses along the Pacific Coast of the United States lighthouses in California, Oregon, and Washington. Most West Coast sentinels still exhibit a beacon each night, while a few serve only as daymarks. Many are favorite destinations for travelers. Their images appear on city seals, business logos, tourist brochures, media advertisements, and a plethora of souvenirs available in gift shops. Included are maps and brief histories of lighthouse development in each state. Existing individual lighthouses are profiled by state in a south-to-north geographic listing, including details such as nearest town, historical facts of interest, directions for finding the lighthouse, and contacts for further information. Here and there I ve sprinkled a few interesting sidebars to provide glimpses into the deeper story of lighthouses. I hope these snapshots of history, along with the individual lighthouse entries, will encourage you to travel to the sentinels of the Pacific Coast.

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Who can resist the charm of a lonely lighthouse sending its friendly beam over the water at dusk? These beloved symbols of welcome and warning beguile us with their beauty, history, and lore and fascinate all ages with their stories of storms, rescues, and the lives of the lightkeepers. Those stories are the backbone of The DeWire Guide to Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast, an insightful new guidebook from Paradise Cay Publications that will send you in search of the lighthouse experience.