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| Established | 1986 |
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| Location | Santa Cruz, California |
| Type | History |
| Visitors | 70,000 visits annually |
| Director | Jenifer Lienau-Thompson |
| Website | www |
| Santa Cruz Light Mark Abbott Memorial | |
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| Coordinates | 36°57′05.34″N 122°01′36.36″W / 36.9514833°N 122.0267667°W |
| Constructed | 1869 (first) |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1941 |
| Height | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
| Markings | unpainted tower, white lantern |
| Operator | Santa Cruz Surfing Museum[2] [3] |
| First lit | 1967 (current) |
| Focal height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Lens | Fifth order Fresnel lens (removed) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is a museum which was established in May 1986 to document the history of surfing.[4] With collections dating back to the earliest years of surfing on mainland United States, the museum houses a historical account of surfing in Santa Cruz, California.
- ^ Light List, Volume VI, Pacific Coast and Pacific Islands (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 4.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 16 June 2016
- ^ Katherine Bishop (May 10, 1988). "Santa Cruz Journal: Surfing Museum Far East of Hawaii". New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2011.