Dawn at Battery Point 0877
by Kristina Rinell
Title
Dawn at Battery Point 0877
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Early morning at Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, CA, USA. In 1855, the ship America burned in the harbor at Crescent City. Three cannons were salvaged from the wreckage and mounted nearby on the point at the northern side of the harbor's entrance. The cannons, which were often fired during Fourth of July celebrations, resulted in the point being named Battery Point, and although the cannons have since disappeared, the name remains. The same year Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of a lighthouse on the tiny islet that is connected to Battery Point at low tide by an isthmus. The fourth-order Fresnel lens in the lantern room first illuminated the night sky at Crescent City on December 10, 1856.
Honored to be featured
in these FAA Galleries:
- Whats New, December 2018
- Images That Excite You! December 2018
- Digital Art and Photography, December 2018
- ART - It Is Good For You, December 2018
- No Place Like Home, February 2019
A heartfelt Thank You to the administrators of these galleries :-)
©Kristina Rinell
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December 16th, 2018
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your amazing artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/08/2019! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
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