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A peninsula jutting
into the sea, it's easy to think of Point Loma as a dead end - "land's
end" in fact. But, as the site where San Diego was discovered in the first
place, it seems more appropriate to consider Point Loma as a starting
point - the start of a new land, a new dream, a new way of looking at
things. And that's just the place to start your own exploration of San
Diego, with a voyage around Point Loma Point Loma
seems somehow tucked away from the main portion of the City of San Diego.
Home to a Portuguese community which holds one of San Diego's oldest
festivals there in June, the history of San Diego is very much tied to
this region. High atop a hill overlooking the San Diego bay you can see
everything. When the famed America's Cup was hosted in the city, this was
the spot to watch the race. It's no wonder that this spot was chosen to
build Point Loma Light House.
Point Loma was one of the original 8 west coast lighthouses, built in 1855
in the Cape Cod style that was used for all of them. The forty foot tower
rises from the center of the keeper's house, fitted with a third-order
fresnel lens. A5 foot, 3rd order fresnel lens from France and was
installed. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the keeper climbed the winding
stairs and lit the oil lamp for the first time. In clear weather its light
was visible at sea for 25 miles.
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