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December 11, 2018

Lighthouse nerds thrilled to find 1880s blueprints for Oregon’s Terrible Tilly

  • ‘Terrible Tilly' has sat vacant for decades on a rock offshore of Tillamook Head.
    • By BRENNA VISSER
    The Daily Astorian

    Photo, circa 1947, from wikipedia.org
    Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, decommissioned in 1957, was called Terrible Tilly for the stormy conditions of its location and has stood vacant for decades.

    CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Despite the fame and numerous books written about her, much is still not known about “Terrible Tilly,” the lighthouse perched precariously on a rock offshore of Tillamook Head.


     
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