Keywords: Ferndale CA Lighthouse Lens NSGW.jpg en Historical plaque at Humboldt County Fairgrounds California Inscription reads Humboldt County Fair Ferndale California The 780 prisms and fresnel lenses in this replica of the original Cape Mendocino Light House were hand ground in France shipped around Cape Horn and originally placed in operation at Cape Mendocino in 1868 The entire mechanical gear and prisms were moved to the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in 1948 Dedicated after 102 years of faithful service on August 1970 by the Native Sons of the Golden West John H Kurtz Grand President In memory of James D Phelan own Ellin Beltz 2012-10-16 40 35 13 34 N 124 15 53 71 W region US Plaques in Ferndale California Historical markers in Humboldt County California Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX12 Native Sons of the Golden West Fairgrounds in California |