James A. Gibbs
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James A. Gibbs was an author and lighthouse keeper.
He was one of the lighthouse keepers at Tillamook Rock Light
for a year beginning in 1945. in 1948 Gibbs was one of the five founders of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society.
He built and lived in Cleft of the Rock Light
near Yachats, Oregon
, until his death on April 30, 2010.
He was one of the lighthouse keepers at Tillamook Rock Light
Tillamook Rock Light
Tillamook Rock Light is a deactivated lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States. It is located approximately offshore from Tillamook Head, and south of the Columbia River, situated on less than acre of basalt rock in the Pacific Ocean. The construction of the lighthouse was commissioned...
for a year beginning in 1945. in 1948 Gibbs was one of the five founders of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society.
He built and lived in Cleft of the Rock Light
Cleft of the Rock Light
Cleft of the Rock Light is a privately owned lighthouse located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon, south of Yachats on Cape Perpetua.It was built in 1976 by former Tillamook Rock Light attendant and lighthouse historian James A...
near Yachats, Oregon
Yachats, Oregon
Yachats is a small coastal city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language, and means "dark water at the foot of the mountain". There is a range of differing etymologies, however. William Bright says the name comes from...
, until his death on April 30, 2010.