Umpqua River Lighthouse Lighthouses Framable poster

Framable poster

It had its own post office and one-room school

315 shipwrecks are shown

The current tower is the third one on this site

Other needed supplies required an overnight trip by wagon to Florence

Umpqua River Lighthouse Lighthouses Framable posterUmpqua River Lighthouse (43 39 8 N, 124 11 9 W) is the second light to mark the Umpqua River and stands on a ridge to the south of the rivers mouth. The nearest community is to the north, Winchester Bay, Oregon. The first order Fresnel light, its lamp lit on December 31, 1894, flashes red and white and can be seen for about 20 miles. Although trees surround the site, the lantern, which sits atop a 65 foot tower, shows easily over the treetops.