Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Emergency Response Author: Mary Blewitt

Author: Mary Blewitt

Edition Date: 26-Sep-1997

Virgin Islands

By Henry "Mac" McCarthy

Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Emergency Response Author: Mary BlewittWashington's storm ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving Coast." Despite their hazards, sea routes to, from, and along the coast have been busy. Maritime fur traders and explorers, warships, Gold Rush shipping,