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NO. 951 LIGHT STATIONS OF CALIFORNIA (THEMATIC), EAST BROTHER LIGHT STATION - East Brother is the oldest wood-frame lighthouse on the West Coast stilll fully operational and still in its historic configuration with functioning equipment. It was one of a group of twelve lighthouses similar but unique in design, built in California during the early 1870's. At the time it was built, it provided both a light and roof signal to guide boats ferrying mail, passengers, and freight between San Francisco and various island ports.
Location
East Brother Lighthouse is located on an island in the strait that separates San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay, California, two miles north of Interstate 580's Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.
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Notes
You may spend the night in the Lighthouse Inn or you may visit just for the day. See Link below for Visitor Information.
Afterthoughts
Boat Departure Location: 1900 Stenmark Drive (former Western Drive), Richmond, CA ~~~~ GPS: 37.96427,-122.423812 (Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor)
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station Street Sign
View of CHL #951 East Brother Light Station from the bluff west of the landmark sign.
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - East Brother Island
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Lighthouse Inn
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Fog Signal Room
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Inn Dining Room
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Inn Bedroom
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Cistern
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Old school House/Innkeepers Cottage
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CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Private Plaque
CHL #951 East Brother Light Station - Private Plaque