Cape Mendocino Lighthouse Lenses

Cape Mendocino Lighthouse Lenses (HM2KS4)

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N 40° 35.223', W 124° 15.892'

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Humboldt County Fair

The 780 prisms and fresnel lenses in this replica of the original Cape Mendocino Light House were hand ground in France, shipped around Cape Horn and originally place in operation at Cape Mendocino in 1868. The entire mechanical gear and prisms were moved to the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in 1948.
Dedicated after 102 years of faithful service, on August 1, 1970, by the Native Sons of the Golden West.
John H Hurts; Grand President
In Memory of James D. Phelan
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HM NumberHM2KS4
Series This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByNative Sons of the Golden West
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 13th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 392960 N 4493686
Decimal Degrees40.58705000, -124.26486667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 35.223', W 124° 15.892'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 35' 13.38" N, 124° 15' 53.52" W
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