Humboldt Harbor (California)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1857-1858 F W. W12. LHB Light List (US): 379
1860 LHB Light List (US): 359
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 369
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371
1878 F W. W13. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 469
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 488
1881 LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1886 F W. W133/4. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 622
1887 LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 662
1892 LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 859

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1857-1858 4th 45 53 Brick tower rising from keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (US): 379
1860 Tower rising from keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (US): 359
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 369
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371
1878 Conical brick tower, rising from keeper's dwelling. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 469
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 488
1881 N/A White; dome of lantern and balustrade, red. Conical tower on white dwelling. LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1886 53 Conical white tower, rising from white dwelling; dome of lantern and balustrade, red. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 622
1887 N/A N/A White; dome of lantern and balustrade, black. Conical tower on white dwelling. LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1888 4th 53 White; dome of lantern and balustrade, black. Conical tower on white dwelling. [Info taken from the '1888 List of Beacons, Buoys, Stakes, and Other Day-Marks in the Twelfth Light-House District, Embracing the Sea-Coast and Bays of California' due to info missing in normal light list.] LHB Light List (All Coasts): 662
1892 N/A Conical white tower, rising from white dwelling; lantern, black. LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 859

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1857-1858 Fog-bell, struck by machinery. None LHB Light List (US): 379
1860 None LHB Light List (US): 359
1865 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 365
1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 369
1868 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 371
1878 A 12-inch steam fog-whistle, giving alternate blasts of 4 and 8 seconds, at intervals of 24 seconds. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 469
1879 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 488
1881 None LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1886 12-inch steam-whistle; alternate blasts of 4 and 8 sec., intervals 24 sec. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 622
1887 None LHB Light List (Dist. 12): N/A
1888 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 662
1892 12-inch steam whistle; alternate blasts of 4 and 8 sec., silent intervals 24 sec. The whistle will sound 5 or 6 short, sharp blasts and a blast of 15 sec. to warn the life-saving crew when vessels are in distress. LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 859
1856 - 1892