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I know it's been a little quiet, but I got a little crazy busy and also trying to find the perfect spot for this traveler. I've got it lined up for the weekend, so stay tuned.....
Mego Traveler 2008 Spotted in Palos Verdes, California!
Fellow MegoTravelerFriends! The 2008 Traveler has made an exciting journey to one of Southern California's most beautiful and interesting points of historical interest, The Lighthouse at Point Vicente in Palos Verdes.
A bit of history from http://www.palosverdes.com:
The point was originally named in 1790 by Captain George Vancouver. Vancouver explored the Pacific coast for England in his 90 foot sloop Discovery. He named the point for his good friend Friar Vicente of the Mission Buenaventura. He also named Point Fermin in a similar manner.
Before the installation of lighthouses on the Pacific coast, many ships and seamen went to their graves on its rocky shoals. Shipmasters deplored this dangerous stretch of coastal water. On May 1,1926 their petitions were answered when the U.S. Lighthouse Service began the operation of the brightest beacon in Southern California, Point Vicente Lighthouse. The 1000 watt bulb, focused through a five foot lens, could be seen over twenty miles. The lens, hand ground by Paris craftsmen in 1886, saw forty years of service in Alaska before its installation here.
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