WESTPORT -- A 106-year-old beacon of light will begin a new era tomorrow. The Grays Harbor Lighthouse will be turned over to the Westport-South Beach Historical Society by the Coast Guard. The society ...

WESTPORT, Wash. — John Shaw, director of the Westport Historical Society, has hiked the 135 steps of this lighthouse many times. "This is the Grays Harbor Light, and this is one of the five main chain ...

WESTPORT, Wash. - The Westport/South Beach Historical Society is set to take ownership of the Grays Harbor lighthouse in a formal transfer ceremony 4 p.m. Tuesday U.S. Rep. Brian Baird will be on hand ...

In March 2019, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer stood alongside the Grays Harbor Lighthouse in Westport to tout the passage of the Maritime Washington National Heritage Act as “a powerful tool for promoting ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On June 21, 2007, in Westport, ...

Summer is an ideal time to go lighthouse-looking in Washington. Many are only open to the public or offer tours in summer. Most are also in spots designated hazardous to maritime traffic due to fog, ...

To those who thought the chance to acquire a free lighthouse on prime Washington beachfront property had passed them by, Merry Christmas. The inability of the governmental left hand to know what its ...