Vintage Victorian Souvenir Cape Foulweather Light House USLHS Newport Or Plate

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Vintage Victorian Souvenir Cape Foulweather Light House USLHS Newport Or Plate.
Beautiful Souvenir Plate Made for Cape Foulweather Light House Souvenir of Newport Oregon.
Measures approximately 6” in diameter.
In great condition with one hairline, no chips cracks or breaks. Please look at all photos.
The light went into service on Aug. 20, 1873, seven years after President Andrew Johnson authorized its construction just after the Civil War. And for the first few years of its existence, it was still being referred to in official correspondence as the “Cape Foulweather Light.”
The Yaquina Head Lighthouse stands a majestic 93 feet tall, making it the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. The lighthouse was originally named the Cape Foulweather Light at Yaquina Point, and still has its original Fresnel Lens, which came from France in 1868. United States Light House Service.
Condition is Used.