history of the point vicente lighthouse: History of the Point Vicente Lighthouse
- 09/11/12 02:03 AM
The Point Vicente Lighthouse
The Point Vicente lighthouse is located in Rancho Palos Verdes on the outcropping of land with the same name. Capt. George Vancouver, the English explorer, originally named the area Point Vincente in 1790 after the Friar of Mission Buenaventura. The name was changed to Point Vicente in 1933.
In 1916, the United States Congress approved the construction of a lighthouse at Point Vicente. Frank Vanderlip, Sr., who had acquired the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula in 1913, fought vigorously against this project, as he had planned to construct an artisan’s village at this location, modeled after an … (1 comments)
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The Point Vicente Lighthouse
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