Santa Cruz Breakwater Light
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Santa Cruz Breakwater Lighthouse, is a lighthouse
in California
, United States
, in the Santa Cruz Harbor
in Santa Cruz
, California
.
A second lighthouse, is known as Walton Lighthouse because Charles Walton, a local businessman, contributed a significant part of the cost in memory of his late brother Derek Walton, who was a merchant seaman. The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the Santa Cruz Harbor
Santa Cruz harbor
The Santa Cruz Harbor is situated within Santa Cruz, California city limits, on the site of the former Woods Lagoon. Built in 1962 - 1963, it houses approximately 1,000 boats.-History:...
in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
A second lighthouse, is known as Walton Lighthouse because Charles Walton, a local businessman, contributed a significant part of the cost in memory of his late brother Derek Walton, who was a merchant seaman. The Walton lighthouse was built in 2001 with donations including $60,000 from Charles Walton.