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Maybe OK to stop
The Fresnel system lens was closed (metal fences around). The entire area around is closed and in need for a lot of maintenance Cambria it is a very small village on your way to San Simeon, and if yo...
I like lighthouses and getting so close to the lighthouse lens was amazing! This is right on Main Street in Cambria and we were able to park our RV at the parking lot of the Veterans Memorial Building...
See this and be sure to take in the Lighthouse tour!
We have seen this lighthouse lens for many many years now, but got to go on the Lighthouse tour for the first time today, wow, a great time was had and now we know where this lens came from!
For a history buff like me this would be an 8 star attraction, for iPad toting teens probably a 0, so I compromise at a 4. One can take a quick look, or spend a few minutes reading the history and ad...
After 86 years, what happened? The lens was made in France in 1872 and graced the lighthouse for all those many years when the 1948 earthquake (with the epicenter very close by) threw a monkey wrench...
Maybe OK to stop
The Fresnel system lens was closed (metal fences around). The entire area around is closed and in need for a lot of maintenance Cambria it is a very small village on your way to San Simeon, and if yo...
Up Close and Natural
I like lighthouses and getting so close to the lighthouse lens was amazing! This is right on Main Street in Cambria and we were able to park our RV at the parking lot of the Veterans Memorial Building...
See this and be sure to take in the Lighthouse tour!
We have seen this lighthouse lens for many many years now, but got to go on the Lighthouse tour for the first time today, wow, a great time was had and now we know where this lens came from!
Fascinating piece of history.
For a history buff like me this would be an 8 star attraction, for iPad toting teens probably a 0, so I compromise at a 4. One can take a quick look, or spend a few minutes reading the history and ad...
Why was the lens removed from the lighthouse?
After 86 years, what happened? The lens was made in France in 1872 and graced the lighthouse for all those many years when the 1948 earthquake (with the epicenter very close by) threw a monkey wrench...