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The historic Point Reyes Lighthouse served mariners for 105 years before it was replaced. It endured many hardships, including the 1906 earthquake, during which the Point Reyes Peninsula moved north 18 ft in less than 1 min, carrying the lighthouse with it. The only damage to the lighthouse was that the lens slipped off its tracks. The lighthouse keepers quickly effected repairs and by the evening of the 18th, the lighthouse was once again in working order. The earthquake occurred at 5:12 AM, but ironically the lighthouse was scheduled to be shut down for regular maintenance at 5:25 AM. Although the earthquake caused much devastation and disruption elsewhere, the Point Reyes Lighthouse was essentially off-line for only 13 min!
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Schmieder, R.W. (2019). Pt. Reyes light. In: Edward Cordell and the Discovery of Cordell Bank. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02029-3_42
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