The 8 Oldest Lighthouses in Oregon

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every lighthouse in Oregon that we could confirm is still standing. Cape Blanco Light leads, built 1870; number 8 is Cleft of the Rock Light, built 1976. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Cape Blanco Light

   Built 1870 · Curry County, Oregon · National Register

   Photo: Bureau of Land Management / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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   2. Yaquina Bay Light

   Built 1871 · Lincoln County, Oregon · National Register

   Photo: Little Mountain 5 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

3. 3. Yaquina Head Light

   Built 1873 · Lincoln County, Oregon · National Register

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   4. Tillamook Rock Light

   Built 1881 · Clatsop County, Oregon · National Register

   Photo: Jwyoung / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

5. 5. Cape Meares Lighthouse

   Built 1890 · Tillamook County, Oregon · National Register

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   6. Umpqua River Light

   Built 1894 · Douglas County, Oregon · National Register

   Photo: Adbar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

7. 7. Cape Arago Lighthouse

   Built 1934 · Coos County, Oregon · National Register

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   8. Cleft of the Rock Light

   Built 1976 · Lincoln County, Oregon

   Photo: Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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