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Marrowstone Point Light

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197: 182: 118: 36: 710: 35: 268:. The point was first marked by a lens lantern on a pole in 1888. A fog bell was added to the station in 1896, and a one-and-a-half-story dwelling was constructed on the point to house Marrowstone Point's first station keeper, Osmond Hale Morgan (1826–1907), a sea captain, who came from Whidbey Island with his wife, Frances Elizabeth (Avery) Morgan (1833–1899), and five children. In 1912, the light was placed on a small, concrete structure. 46: 744: 271:
After mariners complained that the fog bell at the point was often inaudible, a small, square cement building outfitted with three large trumpets was put into service in 1918. The light was also mounted on top of the fog signal building.
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The Marrowstone Point Lighthouse is on Marrowstone Point, which is located at the northern tip of
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Marrowstone Point


Fort Flagler, Washington
Coordinates
48°06′06″N 122°41′16″W / 48.1018°N 122.6879°W / 48.1018; -122.6879
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Characteristic
navigational
Admiralty Inlet
Marrowstone Island
Jefferson County
Washington
United States
Fort Flagler State Park
Marrowstone Island
Port Townsend Bay
U.S. Geological Survey
"Marrowstone Point Lighthouse"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Marrowstone Point Light"
the original
"Fort Flagler State Park Map"
the original

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