Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
- Also Known As: Tilly
- Vicinity: SW of Seaside
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1881/01/03 | George Lewis Gillespie Jr | The LUPTIA, in a thick fog and a strong southwest gale, sails too close to shore. After hearing a terror-stricken voice from the ship give the order, 'Hard aport', Wheeler orders his men to light fires. The ship turn seaward and disappeared into the fog. | ||||
1881/01/04 | The dead bodies of the British bark, Lupatia, 16 crew members wash up on shore of Tillamook Head. The crew's dog was the only survivor. The wreck littered debris on the rocks below the nearly complete lighthouse. | |||||
1881/01/21 | George Lewis Gillespie Jr | Architect | Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is first lit on January 21, 1881. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers under the leadership of George Lewis Gillespie, the construction lasted more than 500 days and cost of $125,000. | |||
1881/01/21 | James Carr Whipp | Stonemason | Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is first lit on January 21, 1881. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers under the leadership of George Lewis Gillespie, the construction lasted more than 500 days and cost of $125,000. |
Particulars for Tillamook Rock Lighthouse: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
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