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Point Arena
Mendocino County California
Point Arena refers both to a small town and to the nearby point of land. At the tip of the peninsula stands a 115 foot lighthouse, restored and open to the public. More than 1000 acres of coastal prairie nearby was donated as open space by the Stornetta family.
The original ligthhouse here, made of stone and brick, was so badly damaged in the 1906 earthquake that it had to be torn down. The new tower uses a modern reinforced concrete design based on industrial chimneys. The double-bullseye first order Fresnel lens resides in the ligthouse msueum.
 | Highway One is the town of Point Arena's main (and almost only) street (June 27, 2011) | |
 | At the base of the 115 foot concrete lighthouse tower (June 27, 2011) | |
 | NOT USED (June 27, 2011) | |
 | Looking west over the museum from the top of the lighthouse (June 27, 2011) | |
 | Looking east (inland) from the top of the ligthhouse (June 27, 2011) | |
 | A tiny garden shelters from the wind at the Point Arena Museum (June 27, 2011) | |
 | The first-order Fresnel lens dominates the museum at Point Arena (June 27, 2011) | |
 | The cliffs along the south side of Point Arena follow the San Andreas Rift Zone (June 27, 2011) | |
 | The generosity of the Stornetta family (Clover Stornetta Dairy) has preserved a large block of land at Point Arena (June 27, 2011) | |
 | The pier in Point Arena Cove is descended from a series dating back to the 1880's (June 27, 2011) | |