{"id":1331,"date":"2019-03-21T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2019-03-17T22:37:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T05:37:47","slug":"heceta-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/21\/heceta-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Heceta Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, we hiked the grueling 1\/2 mile trail to the Heceta Lighthouse:) One of many lighthouses along the Oregon Coast, it is a beacon of warning for ships, and originally land travelers, as well. The lighthouse is just north of Florence and was built in 1894. It stands 205 feet above the ocean and is only 56 feet tall, but its light can be seen 21 miles away. Originally, the lighthouse was faithfully manned by 3 light keepers and their families who tended gardens, hunted, fished and oh, kept the lighthouse running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to warn sailors of the treacherous basalt ledges and cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tidbit: In October of 1910 a disastrous fire struck downtown Florence destroying 10 buildings. The fire could have been much worse because stored in a nearby warehouse was 50 cases of coal oil for the Heceta Lighthouse. Because of someone’s quick thinking the coal oil was loaded on a steamer and moved away from the wharf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, we hiked the grueling 1\/2 mile trail to the Heceta Lighthouse:) One of many lighthouses along the Oregon Coast, it is a beacon of warning for ships, and originally land travelers, as well. The lighthouse is just north of Florence and was built in 1894. It stands 205 feet above the ocean and is … <\/p>\n

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