Image: Information Sign, Umpqua River Lighthouse, Oregon

Informational marker posted by the U.S. Coast Guard at the Umpqua River Lighthouse near Winchester Bay, Oregon, USA. Text: "Originally the first lighthouse in the Oregon Territory was built in 1857 near the. mouth of the river. It was undermined and destroyed by flood in Feb. 1864, rebuilt here in 1891 and completed in 1894. It shines a guiding light to all mariners. The illumination was changed from oil to electricity in 1934. Conical tower - 65' elev. - 165' above sea level; lens: 6' diameter, 10' high and weighs 2 tons; prisms: 616 hand cut in Paris, France 1890, lamp-u-k - 2.7 million candle power; visibility - 19 miles seaward; signal - 2 white flashes followed by 1 red. Original cost $50,000." Umpqua River Lighthouse, Reedsport, Oregon, USA.