By F. Ross Holland
For more than 150 years the lighthouse atop Point Loma has attracted visitors to one of the world’s most spectacular harbor views. Its height – 422 feet above sea level – is why the Federal Government selected the site for one of the first Pacific Coast lighthouses. Its height – the highest in the United States at the time – is why the lighthouse shut down after 36 years of service. Originally written in 1968 by the late F. Ross Holland, this latest edition of The Old Point Loma Lighthouse updates the story with new photographs and information to place this venerable lighthouse in the nation’s maritime history.
Third edition published 2007.