Rich Ikerd
10-02-2009, 04:41 PM
Coquille River Lighthouse, Bandon, Oregon
The Coquille River Lighthouse was abandoned in 1939 in favor of an automated light at the end of the jetty and an off-shore buoy, but the it remains open today as a museum to the light-keepers of the past. It lay abandoned until the Bullard Beach State Park as formed. Extensive restoration has tried to get it back to its previous glory but it is a tough battle due to the constant pounding by the elements. The yellow paint is actually a bone of contention between the restorationists and the locales who believe the correct color should be white. It is a peaceful, but windy and almost constantly overcast, place to visit.
The Coquille River Lighthouse was abandoned in 1939 in favor of an automated light at the end of the jetty and an off-shore buoy, but the it remains open today as a museum to the light-keepers of the past. It lay abandoned until the Bullard Beach State Park as formed. Extensive restoration has tried to get it back to its previous glory but it is a tough battle due to the constant pounding by the elements. The yellow paint is actually a bone of contention between the restorationists and the locales who believe the correct color should be white. It is a peaceful, but windy and almost constantly overcast, place to visit.