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Pigeon Point: Shipwrecks, Scalawags and Scavengers

“Shipwrecks, Scalawags and Scavengers” by JoAnn Semones. Haven’t read it yet, but I’m going to! Available at the bookstores in Half Moon Bay. Click here to choose your local bookstore.

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1873: A Trip to Pigeon Point With “Novice”…

[Note: I wrote this in 1992; the photo appeared with the article.] [Photo: The Keeper of the Lighthouse and his family and an assistant resided in this comfortable home at Pigeon Point light station built before the turn of the … Continue reading

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Pigeon Point Lighthouse

From: Cultural Resources of San Mateo County, 1980 Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Coast Highway, Pigeon Point “First illuminated on November 15, 1872, this lighthouse was named for the clipper ship, Carrier Pigeon, that hit the rocks here on May 6, 1853. … Continue reading

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