{"id":3939,"date":"2010-10-01T01:28:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T01:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/01\/14\/cape-mendocino-lighthouse-californias-gold-12007\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:37:47","slug":"cape-mendocino-lighthouse-californias-gold-12007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/10\/01\/cape-mendocino-lighthouse-californias-gold-12007\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Mendocino Lighthouse &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (12007)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join Huell as he travels to the western-most point in California in search of the Cape Mendocino Lighthouse which was activated in 1868 and finally abandoned in the 1970&#8217;s. After over 20 years of neglect a group of locals banded together to move the light house to Shelter Cove and restore the lighthouse to its former glory. 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