The Mukilteo Light is an operational

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aid located on the east side of Possession Sound at Mukilteo, Snohomish County,

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, in the

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. It is owned and operated by the City of Mukilteo as part of

Mukilteo Lighthouse Park Mukilteo Lighthouse Park encompasses the lighthouse at the west end of the city of Mukilteo, Washington, and south of it. The property is west and south of the Washington State Ferries terminal with ferry service to Clinton, Whidbey Island, and ...

. The lighthouse is listed on the

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and was placed on the

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in 1977.

History

Construction of the lighthouse began in 1905, using the Carl Leick design also seen in the second Ediz Hook lighthouse and

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's Cape Arago lighthouse. It was built of wood, while most other lighthouses of the era were constructed using brick and concrete. The lighthouse became operational in 1906, using a revolving Fresnel lens that was manufactured in France in 1852. In 1927, the original lens was replaced with the fixed (non-rotating) fourth-order Fresnel lens which is still in use. The lighthouse and a modern fog signal were automated in 1979, and in 1981, a remote fog sensor was installed. The two Victorian-style homes on the property were used by Coast Guard personnel until 1996. The entire complex was renovated by the Mukilteo city government in the 1990s for use as a museum. On August 19, 2001, the

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turned over ownership of the lighthouse to the City of Mukilteo. It is the centerpiece of

, with the grounds and interior open to the public. The Mukilteo Historical Society maintains the lighthouse and its associated museum exhibits.

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