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Dofflemeyer Point defines the eastern side of the entrance to Budd Inlet, which leads south to Olympia, the state capital. Dofflemyer Point was named after Isaac Dofflemyer, a pioneer settler. A lens lantern atop a twelve-foot stake was established at the Point in 1887. As of 2023, the present day
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to turn the light on and off. However, a contract keeper was still required to maintain the light and tower, and to activate the fog signal when needed. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1987 and a radio-beacon, which transmitted a radio signal used in locating a mariner's position, was
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On May 1, 1995, the Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse was officially designated by the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation as an historic place and listed on the
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concrete tower, designed by architect Rufus Kindle, replaced the first light in 1934. In the 1960s, the
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to be automated. It sits at the northeastern entrance to
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Budd Inlet, Washington
Coordinates
47°08′27″N 122°54′27″W / 47.14083°N 122.90750°W / 47.14083; -122.90750
Concrete
Pyramidal
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS
93001339
U.S.
lighthouse
Boston Harbor, Washington
Washington
Budd Inlet
Olympia
Puget Sound
National Register of Historic Places
pyramidal
Coast Guard
photoelectric cells
Washington Heritage Register
History of Olympia, Washington
"Dofflemyer Point Lighthouse"
Geographic Names Information System

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