Point Pinos Light: The West Coast's Oldest Continuously Active Lighthouse

By Aileen Weintraub

Every night since it was first lit in 1855, this lighthouse near Pacific Grove, California has flashed its beam. It was built around the time of the gold rush to help guide ships along the rocky California coast. The first female lighthouse keeper on the West Coast worked at Point Pi?os Light.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823961737
• ISBN13: 9780823961733
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5