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Lighthouse History

Built: 1906

Type: White Square tower on fog signal bldg

Height: 34 ft

Status: Active

Location: Burrows Island

Deactivated: 

Signal: Daboll Trumpet horn/orig

Lens: Fourth order  / Current 300 mm

Keepers: 

Notes: Was first lit on April 1, 1906.  The 34-foot-tall square tower is attached to a fog signal building, which originally held a Daboll trumpet fog signal. 
The light was automated in 1972. A modern optic replaced the Fresnel lens in the early 1990s, and the boathouse and keepers' dwelling were boarded up. A helicopter landing pad now stands where the keeper's bungalow was located. The original lens can now be found at the Coast Guard Station in Port Angeles. 

Forty acres of the island now make up Burrows Island Lightstation State Park, which includes the lightstation and 1000 feet of shoreline. A trail behind the lighthouse winds through groves of madronas to the top of the island, where the 650-foot climb is rewarded with a spectacular view of Rosario Strait. 

On April 27, 2006 the availability of the Burrows Island Light Station to an eligible entity was announced under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Applications for the lighthouse were made, but the National Park Service has yet to announce the result of the review process.


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