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Point Reyes Light Station - 1910

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Purchase

03/18/1856

About 100 acres

All

black soil, sand & barren rock

175'

Barb wire fence on land side of reservation across point from water to water

None, but supplies & material are landed on beach at Drakes Bay about 3 mi distant.

Rather steep & sandy surfaces but passable for heavy loads.

By rail from Sausilito to Pt. Reyes Sta., thence by teams or mail stage to Pt. Reyes Post Office, thence by private rig to light station about 12 mi.

25 miles to Point Reyes Station on A.W.Pac. RR.

12 miles to Pt. Reyes, P.O.

Inverness about 20 miles.

Daily mail & passenger stage from Pt. Reyes Station to Post Office thence by private team.

Team at Geary Ranch near landing at Drakes Bay when approaching station by boat or Tender about 3 mi.

Iron tower

1 flashing white light

1870

1910

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