Point Wilson Lighthouse

Point Wilson Lighthouse was built in 1913 and located at Fort Worden State Park. First established in 1879, the light was originally on top of the lighthouse keeper's house. In 1913 the present distinctive structure was built. The fixed white light with a red flash every 20 seconds comes from a 1000 watt bulb through a rotating fourth-order Fresnel lens. The light has a range of 16 miles. Before electricity, the light was produced by an oil lamp which is said to have burned three gallons of oil a night. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1976 has been closed to the public ever since.