Eleven lighthouses are sprinkled along the Oregon coast to help ships navigate its rough-and-tumble shoreline, with nine on the National Register of Historic Places. Each brims with romantic tales of ...

In 1857, the first federal lighthouse on the Oregon coast lit up - a shining beacon for ships at the mouth of the Umpqua River. Four years later, it collapsed into the river. It wasn't a great ...

Here are the 11 Oregon Lighthouses and all the best adventures you can do around each of them! ... Located more than a mile off the North Coast of Oregon is ‘Terrible Tilly’, or Tillamook Rock ...

No argument there. Here are the Oregon coastal beauties that made the list: ...

Donations encouraged. The main thing I've learned from visiting lighthouses on the Oregon Coast? Back in the days of lighthouses, folks were dumb. How else can you explain this place? Built on a ...

"Each set of flashes are unique the interval between the flashes from the lighthouse you can tell where you are on the Oregon Coast just by looking at the light,” said Chris Havel, the ...

There are a few reasons it sits atop my list. First ... the 59-foot lighthouse offers panoramic views across Oregon’s rugged southern coast. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

Today, that same lighthouse still illuminates the Oregon Coast. This image, dated 1898, shows Heceta Head Lighthouse not long after it first began operation. The federal government began building ...