EPISODE · Sep 22, 2025 · 8 MIN
Lighthouse built 18 days too late for ship’s sailors
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
The construction crew had knocked off work for the night, and outside the building the blustery January weather raged. Then, over the roar of wind and surf, the crew heard a terrified voice from below shouting, “Hard aport!” (Tillamook Rock, Tillamook County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1704b.lupatia-shipwreck-tillamook-rock-438.html)
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Lighthouse built 18 days too late for ship’s sailors
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