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what's the full history of cape blanco??

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Cape Blanco Light Station was built on 47.7 acres of land. A two-family dwelling was built for keepers' quarters, with fireplaces in each room for heat. Several small buildings were constructed to house oil and other necessities. Most materials used for construction were shipped in, however, the bricks were made locally. Lt. Col. R.S. Williamson was the engineer of record; he rejected nearly 20,000 of the 200,000 bricks as inferior. Finally, the light station was completed and H. Burnap was hired as the first Keeper. On the eve of December 20, 1870, the Fresnel lens was lit for the first time.

This isolated lighthouse holds at least four Oregon records: it is the oldest continuously operating light, the most westerly, it has the highest focal plane above the sea, (256 feet), and Oregonâs first woman keeper, Mabel E. Bretherton signed on in March 1903.

Cape Blancoâs history is full of shipwrecks and lives saved. One notable shipwreck was the "J.A. Chanslor" (an oil tanker) in 1919. Of the 39 passengers, only 3 survived the collision with an offshore rock.

James Langlois and James Hughes were Cape Blancoâs most distinguished keepers. (Hughes was the second son of Patrick and Jane Hughes, whose 2,000-acre ranch bordered the Light Station property.) They both served their entire careers at Cape Blanco, Langlois 42 years and Hughes 33 years. The keeper job included keeping the light working from sunset to sunrise.

Langlois, Hughes and many other keepers for the Light-House Service diligently kept the lamps burning, and the huge Fresnel lens polished until the U.S. Coast Guard took over in 1939. The station was later automated and abandon in 1979. The last known "keeper," stationed at Cape Blanco for grounds keeping and security purposes, left in December of 1987.

The original lens was a first order, fixed, Fresnel lens (non-rotating). The lens probably had drum shaped panels to provide the steady beam of light that was Cape Blancoâs original signal.

Light lists were published so mariners could identify the lights and their signals. Sometime after the 1911 Light List was published, Cape Blancoâs signal changed. The new signal provided flashes of light, instead of a steady beam. The change was accomplished by using a clockwork system that lowered a shield around the light source at intervals to provide the flash (possibly the shield revolved around). This change added "winding clockworks" to the keepers' list of duties.

In early 1936, the lighthouse was electrified and the actual lens was replaced with an eight side, rotating lens, built in France by Henry-LePaute. The new lens coupled with the speed as it turned, provided a flash of light every 20 seconds.

The second lens is listed on various light lists as both a first and a second order lens, "orders" being a size classification. Cape Blancoâs lens measures 4â8" in diameter and 6â8" in height. It is larger than a second order (4â7" by 6â1") lens, but smaller than a first order (6â1" by 7â10") lens. We do not know what happened to the original lens after it was shipped to the Tongue Point (Astoria) depot by way of the steamer "Manzanita."

A 1,000-watt incandescent bulb replaces Cape Blancoâs soot producing oil lamps of old. Gone are the keepers who spent hours polishing the magnificent lens and winding the clockworks. Today, it rotates with the help of a 120-volt, 75-rpm electric motor, specially manufactured for lighthouse duty. The electrified light flashes it's 320,000 candlepower beam, 1.8 seconds bright (flash) every 18.2 seconds.

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You can say I burnt dinner or I burned diner, burned is past tense, and burnt is present tense.Will burn is future tense.So you can use both depending on the tense.
burnt
âverb
1.a pt. and pp. of burn.
âadjective
2.Fine Arts.
a.of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color: burnt ocher.
b.of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them: burnt orange; burnt rose.

burn1 Pronunciation verb, burned or burnt, burn·ing, noun
âverb (used without object)
1.to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
2.(of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire.
3.to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed.
4.to give off light or to glow brightly: The lights in the house burned all night.
5.to give off heat or be hot: The pavement burned in the noon sun.
6.to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart: The whiskey burned in his throat.
7.Games. to be extremely close to finding a concealed object or guessing an answer.
8.to feel extreme anger: When she said I was rude, I really burned.
9.to feel strong emotion or passion: He burned with desire.
10.Chemistry.
a.to undergo combustion, either fast or slow; oxidize.
b.to undergo fission or fusion.
11.to become charred or overcooked by heat: The steak burned around the edges.
12.to receive a sunburn: She burns easily and has to stay in the shade.
13.to be damned: You may burn for that sin.
14.Slang. to die in an electric chair: The murderer was sentenced to burn.
15.to be engraved by or as if by burning: His words burned into her heart.
âverb (used with object)
16.to cause to undergo combustion or be consumed partly or wholly by fire.
17.to use as fuel or as a source of light: He burned coal to heat the house.
18.to cause to feel the sensation of heat.
19.to overcook or char: I almost burned the roast.
20.to sunburn.
21.to injure, endanger, or damage with or as if with fire: Look out, you'll burn yourself!
22.to execute by burning: The heretic was burned at the stake.
23.to subject to fire or treat with heat as a process of manufacturing.
24.to produce with or as if with fire: She burned a hole in her dress.
25.to cause sharp pain or a stinging sensation: The iodine burned his cut.
26.to consume rapidly, esp. to squander: He burned energy as if he never heard of resting.
27.Slang. to suffer losses or be disillusioned in business or social relationships: She was burned by that phony stock deal.
28.Slang. to cheat or rob.
29.to record data on (a CD or DVD).
30.Chemistry. to cause to undergo combustion; oxidize.
31.to damage through excessive friction, as in grinding or machining; scorch.
32.Metallurgy. to oxidize (a steel ingot), as with a flame.
33.British. to scald (a wine, esp. sherry) in an iron container over a fire.
34.Cards. to put (a played or rejected card) face up at the bottom of the pack.
35.Slang. to disclose the identity of (an undercover agent, law officer, etc.): to burn a narcotics detective.
ânoun
36.a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
37.Pathology. an injury usually caused by heat but also by abnormal cold, chemicals, poison gas, electricity, or lightning, and characterized by a painful reddening and swelling of the epidermis (first-degree burn), damage extending into the dermis, usually with blistering (second-degree burn), or destruction of the epidermis and dermis extending into the deeper tissue with loss of pain receptors (third-degree burn).
38.slow burn.
39.the process or an instance of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
40.a forest or brush fire.
41.the firing of a rocket engine.
42.Slang. a swindle.
âVerb phrases
43.burn down, to burn to the ground: That barn was struck by lightning and burned down.
44.burn in, Photography. (in printing) to expose (one part of an image) to more light by masking the other parts in order to darken and give greater detail to the unmasked area. Also, print in. Compare dodge (def. 2).
45.burn off, (of morning mist) to be dissipated by the warmth of the rising sun.
46.burn on, to weld lead with lead.
47.burn one up, Informal. to incite to anger: That attitude burns me up.
48.burn out,
a.to cease functioning because something has been exhausted or burned up, as fuel or a filament: Our light bulbs burned out.
b.to deprive of a place to live, work, etc., by reason of fire: They were burned out and had to live with relatives.
c.to wear out; exhaust; be worn out; become exhausted.
49.burn up,
a.to burn completely or utterly: The papers burned up in a minute.
b.Informal. to become angry: He burns up at the mention of her name.
âIdioms
50.burn one's bridges (behind one). bridge (def. 21).
51.burn oneself out, to exhaust one's energy, ideas, etc., through overwork or intemperance: They feared that he would burn himself out or break down.
52.burn the midnight oil, to work, study,etc., until late at night: to burn the midnight oil before final exams.
53.burn the or one's candle at both ends, to be excessively active or immoderate, as by leading an active social life by night and a busy work life by day: You can't burn the candle at both ends and hold onto a job.




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