Cape Disappointment Lighthouse sits at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River on the Washington side. Here's a bit about the lighthouse and its construction, from Lighthousefriends.com. "On September 18, 1853, the bark Oriole, which was bringing the building materials to the site, wrecked directly below the cape. The crew narrowly escaped with their lives. The entire cargo was lost. Two years later construction finally got underway, but was again delayed when it was discovered that the upper diameter of the tower was not large enough to accommodate the lantern room for the four-ton, first-order Fresnel Lens. The entire tower had to be dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt. "The lighthouse has continued to watch over the entrance of the Columbia River since it was first lit on October 15, 1856. It stands 53 feet tall with a focal plane 220 feet above sea. Its black horizontal stripe was added later to distinguish it from North Head Lighthouse located just two miles north. "The first-order lens was transferred to North Head in 1898 and replaced with a fourth-order lens. The original lens was used in at least three lighthouses and then put on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park. The fourth-order lens is still in operation today." My upload of North Head Lighthouse is here. This certainly isn't the prettiest lighthouse you'll ever see, so instead of zooming in I left some sunset colors for you. :-) Thanks for stopping by and any comments.