Amamayela angamashumi amahlanu ezantsi kweSan Francisco kwiNxweme yasePacific, i-Pigeon Point Lighthouse ibe yi-115-foot-long-beacon ibe ibhakoni kulabo abaselwandle ukususela ngo-1872. Ukubamba amawele angaphandle ase-North Carolina amashishini okuthiwa yiBodie noCrritrituck, iPigeon Point yiyona nto ininzi yaseCalifornia. ihouse lighthouse. Idibene kunye nePal Point Arena yeentlonelo njengendawo yokukhanya ephezulu kunazo zonke kwi-Pacific Coast.
I-Pigeon Point yokuqala ye-Fresnel lens isendaweni kodwa isetyenziswe ngezikhathi ezithile ukukhumbula isiganeko sokuqala sokukhanya okwenzeka ekushoneni kwelanga, ngoNovemba 15, 1872.
Inqaba isasebenza ngokuncedisa uhambo lwe-Coast Guard, kodwa ngoku isebenzisa i-Aero Beacon yama-24 intshi.
Into onokuyenza kwiPigeon Point Lighthouse
Ngenxa yokungazinzi kwesakhiwo, ngaphakathi kwePigeon Point Lighthouse ayivulelekanga kuluntu, kodwa unokuthatha ityelelo lokutyelela i-California State Parks. Ukulungiswa komsebenzi kwaqala ngo-2011, kwaye i-lens ehlanganiswe kwakhona iboniswa kwisakhiwo somqondiso wesibonakaliso.
Izizathu zivulekile, kwaye unokubona i-lighthouse evela ngaphandle ngaphandle kweeyure zomsebenzi. Amadokhumenti ekhokelela kwimbali ihamba ngeenxa zonke iintsuku ezimbalwa ngeveki. Hlola ishedyuli.
Unokufumana kwakhona ama-tidepools ukuba uhlole kwindawo ephantsi kwePigeon Point. Bathi malunga neeyari ezili-100 kumntla wesakhiwo sehostele. Unako ukuhamba neentaka.
Kwiminyaka emininzi, ukukhanya kokukhunjulwa kwenziwa ngomhla okanye nge-15 kuNovemba 15. Amakhulu abathandi beefoto baqokelela ukuthatha umfanekiso walo. Ndingomnye wabo kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo.
Ngelishwa, ngexesha lokukhanya livuliwe, kwakumnyama kakhulu ukufumana umfanekiso onqabileyo endawucingayo. Ngethuba lomsebenzi wokulungisa, le mcimbi sele ibanjwe, kwaye kufuneka uhlolisise indlu yokukhanya ngaphambi kokuba uzame ukuhamba.
Imbali yePigeon Point Lighthouse's Fascinating
Ukukhanya kwePigeon Point kwabizwa ngokuba yi-clipper nqanawa yeCarerier Pigeon, eyaye yawa phantsi kwinqanaba ngo-1853.
Igumbi lokukhanyisa lakhiwa kwisikhululo saseNew York saseNewhousehouse kwaye sathunyelwa ngeCape Horn ukuya eCalifornia.
Emva kweenqanawa ezithathu zalahleka kwindawo enye, iCongress yamkelwa ukwakhiwa kwendawo yokukhanya e-Pigeon Point, ngeendleko zee-90,000 zamaRandi (eziza kuba zihle ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-2 namhlanje). Ngokwahlukileyo, iprojekthi ecwangcisiweyo yokubuyisela i-lighthouse ingadola i-$ 11 yezigidi okanye ngaphezulu.
I-Pigeon Point ibe yindawo eyintandokazi kubakhenkethi ukususela ekuqaleni, kwaye abagcini bokukhanya bavame ukuphindwa kabini njengesikhokelo sokutyelela. Ingqungquthela evela kwipapasho ye- San Mateo County County ka -1883 : "Ukunyamezela kwethu kwakunomdla wokuthetha kunye nokuzikhukhumeza okukhulu ekuhlambuleni izinto ezimangalisayo zokusungulwa."
I-Lens Fresnel yilayilensi yoku-oda yokuqala, ubukhulu obukhulu buyenziwe. Ingaba zii-8 ubude ubude kwaye zikhulula itoni enye. yayisetyenziswe kwiCape Hatteras Lighthouse yaseNyakatho Carolina kuze kuphele iMfazwe yoLuntu. Inkqubo yokukhanyisa i-Pigeon Point yayinguye enye imizuzwana yeshumi.
Ngo-2000, i-Lighthouse Inn yayakhiwa ngaphaya kwendawo yokukhanya xa iPeninsula Open Space Trust ithenge loo propati. Bakhawuleza bawususa phantsi ukuze bahlale besemgangathweni karhulumente.
Ukukhanya kwePigeon Point Lighthouse
Indlu yabalindi bePigeon Point 'ngoku ihostele eqhutywa yiHhostelling International.
Point Point Lighthouse
210 iPigeon Point Road, i-Highway 1
Pescadero, CA
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I-Pigeon Point Lighthouse itholakala kwi-CA Hwy 1, kuma-50 ukusuka ngaseSan Francisco, ephakathi kweSanta Cruz neHalf Moon Bay.
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