Taph Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Cape Beale, situated at the southern entrance to Barkley Sound forty miles north of Cape Flattery, was named by Captain Charles Barkley in 1787 to honour John Beale, the purser of Barkley's ship, the Imperial Eagle. Beale along with 2nd mate Miller and four other crew members were killed by Indians at the Hoh River on the Olympic Peninsula, near Destruction Island later that same year. The Light, 167 feet above the sea and visible for nineteen miles, was first lit by Robert Westmoreland on July 1 1874.. The present tower was built in 1958 and marks the entrance to Barkley Sound. The lighthouse is best known for its proximity to the West Coast Trail which is the theoretical route survivors of shipwrecks would take to get to the nearby community of Bamfield. Thanks to Mike Mann for the scenery add on Enjoy Taph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Nice one Taph. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amentiba Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 thanks for the history point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Yep, thanks for posting, history is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Very nice, Taph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'm not a whirly gig thingy kind of bloke, but they are a lovely set of pics Taph. nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thanks all, its down to Mike Mann & Orbx if they didnt put the effort into scenery my pictures would not exist Taph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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