Nicelight Images Stephen M. Corley Page Seven
St. George Reef Lighthouse
"The Photograph that inspired a soon to be released 2007 U.S. Postal Stamp"
"A print of this photograph can be purchased by contacting William at wa@nicelightimages.com"
The 2007 Commemorative Stamp Program
Pacific Lighthouses
Five Pacific Lighthouses will be immortalized on stamps for their important role
in safeguarding mariners navigating waters. The five Pacific Lighthouses stamps
will honor Diamond Head Light in Hawaii, Five Finger Light in Alaska, Grays
Harbor Light in Washington, Umpqua River Light in Oregon and St. George Reef in
Northern California.
Each stamp features an original acrylic painting by Howard Koslow based on recent photographs of the lighthouses. Koslow also painted the five Southeastern Lighthouses stamps issued in 2003, as well as the five stamps in the 1990 Lighthouses booklet and the five Great Lakes Lighthouses stamps issued in 1995.
St. George Reef
Perched on an exposed rock off the coast of northern California near Crescent
City, St. George Reef Lighthouse took 10 years to build. From 1892 until its
deactivation in 1975, the light from this concrete and granite tower warned
vessels away from the hazardous reef hidden beneath the surface.
St. George Reef Lighthouse stands on an exposed rock off the coast of northern California. Visible from nearby Crescent City, the light from the tower's black cast-iron lantern began to warn vessels away from the hazardous reef hidden beneath the surface in 1892. Because continued exposure to the unforgiving elements made maintenance expensive and duty dangerous, this concrete and granite sentinel was deactivated in 1975. The St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the lighthouse. In 1993 the society successfully nominated the tower to the National Register of Historic Places, and in 2002 it installed a new lens.
This page of photos is dedicated to the volunteers of the St. George reef Lighthouse Preservation society, who are most determined and dedicated to;
"keeping the watch"
Click on each image to enlarge
To see more on this magnificent lighthouse. As well as tour and flight info;
St.
George Reef Lighthouse
Preservation Society
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