by Christine L.
Member since:
August 9, 2007

They Lost a Lighthouse??

June 05, 2008 10:27 AM EDT (Updated: June 05, 2008 10:32 AM EDT)
views: 217 | comments: 47

Yes, that's what the title says.  A lighthouse has been missing since 1925 and no one seemed to know how or why it was thought to be destroyed.  It had been in Wellfleet Harbor in Mass. before that time, but mysteriously disappeared.  My theory.....it ran away from home.

Which may not be too far from the truth.  It was recently discovered by lighthouse researches that the cast-iron tower had been dismantled and reassembled in California.  Researchers found documentation that the Coast Guard moved the lighthouse from Wellfleet Harbor to Yerba Buena, CA and later to its current location in Point Montara, CA.  It is still in use today as a navigational aid and a hostel.

How could something this large be dismantled and moved without documentation??
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Comments: 47

Bridget ♥ Jun 5, 2008, 10:37am EDT
Really, how could they lose something that BIG!
Bijou *~MotherGrizzly~* M. Jun 5, 2008, 10:38am EDT
I can't imagine how that could have happened! How interesting.
Karen E. Jun 5, 2008, 10:42am EDT
great article Christine, very interesting.
sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Jun 5, 2008, 10:45am EDT
I read that this morning and thought, "Here's your sign!" LOL!
flit . Jun 5, 2008, 10:48am EDT
love that line, sheila.... we use it occasionally :)
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jun 5, 2008, 10:53am EDT
Now I'll be here all day picturing a light house walking around.

Thanks a bunch.
Lisa K. Jun 5, 2008, 11:03am EDT
Wow. What a crazy story!
J W. Jun 5, 2008, 11:04am EDT
good article
Ginny A. Jun 5, 2008, 11:20am EDT
Amazing
donna h. Jun 5, 2008, 11:43am EDT
lol..maybe the Bermuda Triangle traveled up north!
norma-jean l. Jun 5, 2008, 11:47am EDT
That's scary to know that something that big couldn't be found.
Amy H. Jun 5, 2008, 11:47am EDT
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Bethany C. Jun 5, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
Crazy!
Ryan M. Jun 5, 2008, 1:02pm EDT
Thats crazy
j - Frugal Mom - r. Jun 5, 2008, 1:03pm EDT
I don't know how it could happen, but it sure makes a great story.
R. S. Jun 5, 2008, 1:05pm EDT
I read that this morning and thought it was crazy!!
Risa G. Jun 5, 2008, 1:17pm EDT
Really strange story. Yes, how could they do that? That couldn't have been easy to do and why weren't they arrested? or stopped? That is one strange thing.
I don't know how one loses a lighthouse :) I'm just glad it was found and is in use at it's California location.
Christine L. Jun 5, 2008, 5:02pm EDT
This is such big news that it was on both MSN and Yahoo today. I can't believe no one knew what happened to it for all these years!
I guess it could have been removed, without it being documented.
Kim M. Jun 5, 2008, 7:14pm EDT
I heard a snippet about this ont he news this morning but hadn't heard the whole story. thanks for posting this!
Elaine S. Jun 5, 2008, 7:51pm EDT
Very Interesting
Leah Christensen Jun 5, 2008, 7:55pm EDT
Wow!!! That's amazing.
Ashley P. Jun 5, 2008, 8:42pm EDT
Interesting story.
Austin Cushing Jun 5, 2008, 10:19pm EDT
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CRYSTAL C. Jun 6, 2008, 12:20am EDT
cool bit of history
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Jun 6, 2008, 12:21am EDT
LOL well that is funny and quite interesting
April H. Jun 6, 2008, 3:36am EDT
Interesting to say the least
Danielle P. Jun 6, 2008, 6:41am EDT
that is nuts
Walker Bennett, SF Author Jun 6, 2008, 7:51am EDT
That had to be under a Republican administration.
debra g. Jun 6, 2008, 10:37am EDT
Now you know that the paper work got lost!(LOL)
Bill's Spirit Jun 6, 2008, 11:30am EDT
Crazy, isn't it?

A couple of lighthouse historians published a full length article in "Lighthouse Digest" about it. They think it was moved by rail, and they're hoping to track down pictures of it being transported.
Glome . . . Jun 6, 2008, 1:18pm EDT
If there was no documentation how did they find out all that info? Was it a newspaper report or something? You're right ... someone forgot to do their job :)
Andrea P. Jun 6, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
I never really knew there were lighthouse researchers...
Mary Ann S. Jun 7, 2008, 5:56pm EDT
Wow! this is interersting. it would make a great writing prompt? What really happened to the lighthouse?
necee t. Jun 7, 2008, 6:47pm EDT
gee, i wonder what else they lost... hehe...
quite a strange story...
Austin Cushing Jun 7, 2008, 7:04pm EDT
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Jerri H. Jun 8, 2008, 1:45am EDT
LOL! Lost in the red tape ;)


Thanks for posting to
I was REALLY bored ;)
Beverly P. Jun 8, 2008, 10:34am EDT
LOL... only in America!
Thanks for sharing!
Dorine H. Jun 8, 2008, 10:57pm EDT
Weird!
Sheila Deeth Jun 9, 2008, 2:48pm EDT
Wow. Fascinating that they found out, eventually, too.
(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Jun 9, 2008, 9:54pm EDT
It's facinating tha they moved and no one knew about it. That's our goverment one hand doesn't know what the other is doing.
(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Jun 9, 2008, 9:56pm EDT
thank you Christine for your comment.
Sarah (I want points) Jun 10, 2008, 1:23pm EDT
yeah, I never understood how you could lose a lighthouse, but hey... what od I know.
Cheryl B. Jun 12, 2008, 9:21pm EDT
Beats me! LOL

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