The Point Fermin Lighthouse stands as a relic of the region’s maritime past, a place steeped in true tales of hardy lighthouse-keepers, among them several women, and of the lore of rusted and ...

Before there was a Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, there was the Point Fermin lighthouse. Point Fermin had been given its name by British explorer George Vancouver, after whom both the Canadian ...

(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer) One of San Pedro’s most treasured — and recognizable — landmarks, the Point Fermin Lighthouse, will soon embark on a celebration tour of ...

When sisters Mary and Ella Smith arrived at Point Fermin in 1874 in what is now San Pedro, they found a new lighthouse in a remote wilderness. Their job was to keep the beacon beaming as ships, docks ...

(Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer) The Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro is wrapping up what’s been nearly a yearlong celebration of its 150th birthday with five final public ...

In 1854, Phineas Banning, the "father of the Los Angeles Harbor," petitioned the government to place a lighthouse at Point Fermin in San Pedro, near the mouth of the harbor. It would be another 20 ...

And that may be why it’s surprising that so few people know about the Point Fermin Lighthouse, on an especially picturesque point in San Pedro, near Los Angeles Harbor. This Victorian landmark ...

The Point Fermin Lighthouse of San Pedro is one of those superstars, and, nope, it wasn't built in 1978, and, no, it wasn't constructed in Maine and then transported here. It's one of our ...

Consider Point Fermin Lighthouse, in San Pedro, which very recently celebrated its 140th birthday. No doubt about it, the gabled building is a classic on-the-coast landmark, handsome and photo-ready.