All Aboard!

Cabrillo National Monument Partners with Amtrak to Connect People with Places By VIP Karen Scanlon Amtrak’s Surfliner rolled into the Old Town Station as usual the early morning of June 2. But on this day, three specially trained volunteers from Cabrillo National Monument boarded this inaugural Trails & Rails route San Diego to Los Angeles. They board as history guides educating travelers on historic sites along … Continue reading All Aboard!

A lighthouse and pine tree in shadow at sunset. The words Did You Know are in blue at the base of the image

Did You Know…Lighthouse Talking Points

This lighthouse is not a memorial to Robert Israel. He was one of thousands of men (and women) who served as Lighthouse Keepers. Our Long-Range Interpretive Plan emphasizes our primary theme of representing the U.S. Light House Establishment, its people and its buildings, not one man or one lighthouse. Our lighthouse is an interpretive archetype, not an individual memorial. This lighthouse honors all Keepers who … Continue reading Did You Know…Lighthouse Talking Points