Pacific Grove Guide - 2024

ACT IVI T I ES & ATTRACT IONS Guide to Paci c Grove 38 An emblem of Paci c Grove, Point Pinos Lighthouse is the oldest continually operating lighthouse on the West Coast and is on the National Register of Historic Places. e granite building, the third order Fresnel lens and prisms in this Paci c Grove lighthouse are all original, and it is still and active aid to navigation Built in 1855, Paci c Grove’s lighthouse is on the northernmost tip of the Peninsula. Before its construction, this point had proved dangerous to sailors who mistakenly believed they had reached Monterey Bay. Initially, whale oil was used to fuel the light at Point Pinos Lighthouse. In 1880, the lighthouse shi ed to kerosene for fuel. In 1919, it was nally electri ed. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote positively of lightkeeper Allan Luce’s hospitality in e Old Paci c Capital, and Emily Fish was nicknamed “ e Socialite Lightkeeper” for the many parties and dinners she held at the building. For information call (831) 648-3176 pointpinoslighthouse.org Point Pinos Lighthouse