The St. George Reef Lighthouse was built between 1882 and 1892 to warn of the treacherous rocks six miles offshore of Crescent City in Northern California. Abandoned since the 1970’s, it was maintained for many years by the U.S. Coast Guard, whose headquarters near Eureka are about a half-hour helicopter flight away. A local chapter of the Lighthouse Preservation Society has recently started efforts to restore the lighthouse. It is America’s most expensive lighthouse; an engineering feat taking 10 years to construct, built by George Ballantyne; replaced by large navigational buoy.

• Location: 6 Miles offshore Pt St George

• Nearest City: Crescent City

• Year Established: 1867
• Year Light First Lit: 1892

• Date Deactivated:1975

• Construction: Elliptical/Concrete/Granite

• Tower Height: 90 feet

• Number of Stories: 7