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Gone But Not Forgotten
Washington Lighthouses That No Longer Exist
Lighthouse Approximate Position Year Final Fate
Semiahmoo Light   48° 59.000' N Established
1905
Torn down by the Coast Guard.
122° 50.000' W
Strait of Georgia
West of Blaine
Destroyed
1944

Smith Island Light 48° 19.072' N Established
1858
Destroyed by coastal erosion.
Replaced by steel tower.
122° 49.950' W
East end of the
Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Abandoned
1957

Ediz Hook Light 48° 08.422' N Established
1862
Sold & moved to Port Angeles.
Replaced by a light on
top of the control tower.
123° 24.586' W
Ediz Spit
Port Angeles
Deactivated
1946

Slip Point Light   48° 16.000' N Established
1905
Fell to coastal erosion.
Light has been moved several
times and is now 12 miles
east of the original location.
124° 15.000' W
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Near Clallam
Abandoned
1950's

Willapa Bay Light
AKA Shoalwater Bay Light
  46° 40.000' N Established
1858
Fell to coastal erosion.
Light has been moved several times and is now three quarters of a mile from the original location.
126° 10.000' W
Pacific Ocean
North side of Shoalwater Bay
Deatroyed
1940

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