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Fort Point Light (San Francisco)

Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in San FranciscoLighthouses completed in 1853Lighthouses in San FranciscoLighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Fort Point Light, U.S. Highway 101, San Francisco (San Francisco County, California)
Fort Point Light, U.S. Highway 101, San Francisco (San Francisco County, California)

Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The lighthouse is at the south end of the narrowest part of Golden Gate strait. It was preceded by two other lighthouses in nearby locations. The present lighthouse was in operation from 1864 until 1934.

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Fort Point Light (San Francisco)
Marine Drive, San Francisco

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N 37.810555555556 ° E -122.47733333333 °
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Fort Point National Historic Site

Marine Drive
94129 San Francisco
California, United States
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Fort Point Light, U.S. Highway 101, San Francisco (San Francisco County, California)
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