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Cleft of the Rock
Lighthouse
(1976)
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Cleft
of the Rock Lighthouse was built by Jim Gibbs, a former keeper
of the famous Tillamook
Rock Lighthouse. The tower is a replica of the 1898 Fiddle
Reef Lighthouse, which was a lighthouse on Vancouver Island
long ago. Cleft of the Rock Lighthouse stands 110 feet
above the Pacific Ocean. Gibbs decided to build this private
lighthouse as part of his home. It is located on the
cliffs just south of Yachats.
Jim Gibbs has written a number of books, including Tillamook
Light and Pacific Graveyard. He is a true
historian of lighthouse, maritime and shipwreck history, and
has collected a number of treasures from the past that now
decorate his home.
This lighthouse is not open to the public, and can only be
viewed from mile post 166 on Oregon's Highway 101. Just after
passing this mile post marker, look down off the northwest
side of the highway, and you will see James Gibb's home and
lighthouse as shown below. We ask that you please respect his
privacy, and not go any closer than what the freeway has to
offer.
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* Associated Press, The Seattle Times Company
"Private Lighthouse is Authors Home." December
24, 1997.
* Nelson,
Sharlene & Ted. Umbrella Guide to Oregon
Lighthouses.
Epicenter Press Inc. 1994.
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