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Dofflemeyer Point, WA |
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Description:
From the southern end of Puget Sound, Budd Inlet leads still further south to Olympia, the state capital of Washington.
In 1934, the light was upgraded a notch to the present thirty-foot, pyramidal concrete tower. Unlike most lighthouses, Dofflemeyer Point was not assigned a formal keeper. Instead, local residents were contracted to care for the light and activate the fog signal. Edward Robinson lived next to the tower and was caretaker until his death in the late 1940s. His son, who lived next door, then took over the responsibilities. In the 1960s the light was automated by the Coast Guard, however, the fog signal still required manual activation. Around that time, Madeline Campbell, who lived in house formerly owned by Edward Robinson, assumed responsibility for the light. If fog were expected to roll in during the night, she would set her alarm clock to wake her for a nighttime check of conditions. When Mrs. Campbell and her family would leave for a vacation, they had to find a local resident to serve as a "fog horn sitter". Mrs. Campbell served as guardian of the tower until the fog signal was automated in 1987. Today, Coast Guard personnel aboard a buoy tender maintain the signal. References
Location: Located in Boston Harbor north of Olympia, marking the entrance to Budd Inlet. Latitude: 47.14057 Longitude: -122.90749 For a larger map of Dofflemeyer Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: From downtown Olympia, follow East Bay Drive north along the east edge of Budd Inlet. East Bay Drive will become Boston Harbor Road, which you will follow to Boston Harbor. Once in Boston Harbor, turn west on 73rd Avenue. The lighthouse is located near the end of 73rd Avenue. The lighthouse is surrounded by private property, but you can get a photograph of the lighthouse from the marina. The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard Grounds/tower closed. Find the closest hotels to Dofflemeyer Point Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Washington |
