Information & history on rear of plaques:
WCL03 Yaquina Bay Light   Built on the crest of a hill at the North entrance to Yaquina Bay,  this lighthouse has one of history's shortest terms of active service.   The lantern was lit on November 3, 1871, and less than three years later went dark, victim of a bureaucratic blunder.   The building was eventually put to use as a crew station for the US Lifesaving Service.   Today the building serves as a tourist attraction and museum, filled with nineteenth century artifacts.

WCL04 Point Fermin Light   A unique Victorian structure, the Point Fermion Lighthouse was built from lumber and bricks shipped around the point of South America.   Under the former Lighthouse Service, this was a "favored" station, but not in the beginning.   Coming west for a more healthy climate, Mary Smith, assisted by her sister, took the assignment as first keeper.   Months later the sisters resigned their post because of loneliness.   No longer functional, Point Fermin Light is the centerpiece of a Los Angeles city park.