▁CA , ▁East ▁Bro ther ▁Island ▁Light ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁California , ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Light , ▁in ▁Car qu ine z ▁Stra it , ▁California ▁( dem ol ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ), ▁Point ▁H uen eme ▁Light ▁in ▁California ▁( rep la ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁and ▁Point ▁Adams ▁Light ▁in ▁Washington ▁State ▁( burn ed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ), ▁all ▁in ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers ▁under to ok ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁on ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁Pel z , ▁and ▁completed ▁it ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁A ▁" Not ice ▁to ▁Mar in ers " ▁issued ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁announced ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁Five ▁M ile ▁Beach . ▁ ▁Here ford ▁In let ▁L ighth ouse ▁with stood ▁many ▁potential ▁d angers . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁noted ▁environmental ▁d angers ▁included ▁a ▁storm ▁that ▁hit ▁September ▁ 8 – 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁According ▁to ▁Mid - At l antic ▁H urr ican es ▁the ▁storm ▁" oc cur red ▁when ▁[ a ▁h urr icane ] ▁st alled ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁… ▁producing ▁er os ive , ▁en velop ing ▁sur f