Episode 33 - Point Arena Lighthouse
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We are bringing you another listener lighthouse this Monday and are once again headed over to California to look at Point Arena Light! This tower had a drastic makeover to acclimate it to its environmental conditions, as well as the biggest keepers dwelling I'd ever seen! And did I mention you can get married in the lantern room? Check out our new website: thelighthouselowdown,com There you can send us voicemails and emails about lighthouses you'd like for us to cover! References: https://pointarenalighthouse.com/https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=65https://www.construction-physics.com/p/bricks-and-the-industrial-revolution18th- and Early 19th-Century Brickmaking at the John Jay Homestead: The Process, Products, and Craftsmen by Lois M. Feister and Joseph S. Sopkohttps://archives.uslhs.org/node/11280https://thewhaletrail.org/sites/point-arena-light-station/
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