{"id":1592,"date":"2019-04-12T03:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=1592"},"modified":"2019-04-07T17:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:44:27","slug":"battery-point-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/12\/battery-point-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery Point Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City,  was first lit December 10, 1856. 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The family quickly started pulling water out of the cistern to put out the fire when a second wave crashed ashore, swished down the remnants of the toppled chimney and extinguished the fire!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, was first lit December 10, 1856. A beautiful Cape Cod style lighthouse, it has provided safe passage in and out of the Crescent City harbor for over 150 years and is uniquely placed on a point that is only accessible at low tide. 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