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1855 - Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of the light station.
1856 - Constructed (first lit with oil lamps ~ Dec 10, 1856)
Theophilis Magruder was the station's first keeper.
Wayne Philand was its last keeper before automation.
1953 - Automated
1964 - During the Tsunami tidal waves, the resident keepers provided a terrifying eye witness account from Battery Point Island of the destruction caused to Crescent City.
1965 - Decommissioned
1982 - The light was reactivate as a private aid to navigation and listed in the National Register
(ref #83001177 as Crescent City Lighthouse) 2006 - Battery Point Lighthouse is still in operation and registered as a private aid to navigation. Battery Point Lighthouse is a National Landmark (#951). Visits to the lighthouse and island are only possible at low tides. The Lighthouse is open April through September, tides permitting, between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM, Wednesday through Sunday. Contact the Del Norte Historical Society for information prior to visiting. The Battery Point Lighthouse is found off of Highway 101, going west on Front Street until it ends at A Street and is at the north end of the harbor entrance to Crescent City. 577 H Street
Crescent City, California 95531
Tel.: 707-464-3089 or Main Museum 707-464-3922 Additional information:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/battery.htm
http://www.delnortehistory.org/lighthouse/
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