Willamette River Light, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon
Built in 1895.
WILLAMETTE RIVER LIGHT
Location: MOUTH OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER
Station Established: 1895
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
Operational: No
Automated: No
Deactivated:
Tower Shape: None, two-story octagonal dwelling on piles. Light was a post lantern mounted on a railing of the dwelling.
Height:
Markings/Pattern: Post lantern mounted on a railing.
Original Lens:
Characteristic: Flashing white every 4 seconds
Fog Horn: Bell, 1 stroke every 10 seconds
HISTORICAL INFORMATION:
- Funding authorized in 1894.
- Station was established in 1895.
- Station was electrified and automated in 1935. Light and fog signal were moved to a low piling near the Kelly Point beach while the dwelling was acquired by the Portland Mercantile Exchange.
- Dwelling was destroyed by fire in the 1950s.