Umpqua River Lighthouse History

Location: Winchester Bay, Oregon

The Umpqua River Lighthouse dates from 1894. It features a gorgeous and unusual revolving, octagonal, red-and-white First Order lens. The light shines 24 hours a day, but visit Umpqua after dark or before sunrise, if you possibly can. As you enter Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, down a winding road, the light's rainbow beacon rotates through the tall pines with an alternating red and white beam.
The 65 foot tower is brick covered with white stucco.

The present light is the second on this site. The first, built closer to the river in 1857, was washed away by floods six years later.

Umpqua River Lighthouse coin

This is a handsome limited edition
Umpqua River Lighthouse Bronze Medallion.
Produced by the last federal keepers of the light as a tribute to the history of this unique edifice.

SKU/Item Number: NBCPOA0001
Price: $20.00

> Limited Edition
> Certificate of Authenticity
> Beautiful Collectors Case