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Lighthouse built 18 days too late for ship’s sailors
Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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The construction crew had knocked off work for the night, and outside the building the blustery January weather raged. Then, over the roar of wind and surf, the crew heard a terrified voice from below shouting, “Hard aport!” (Tillamook Rock, Tillamook County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1704b.lupatia-shipwreck-tillamook-rock-438.html)