CROWN POINT
February 19, 1929: "Preservation of the scenic beauty of the Columbia river highway was declared paramount to any other use, no matter how meritorious, which might be made of sites along its right of way by the county commissioners yesterday in denying a proposed lease of a small tract one-half mile west of Crown point for the erection of an aerial beacon by the Richfield Oil company.
The beacon was to be erected in conjunction with a service station development and was to be one of 50 such projects undertaken by the oil company on the Pacific coast. A second beacon to guide planes through the Columbia gorge was to be erected at Rowena loop. In denying the lease the board was following a well established policy in protecting the beauty spots along the highway from commercialization, Grant Phegley, chairman, stated, although the beacon would be an aid to aviation." (The Morning Oregonian)
The beacon was to be erected in conjunction with a service station development and was to be one of 50 such projects undertaken by the oil company on the Pacific coast. A second beacon to guide planes through the Columbia gorge was to be erected at Rowena loop. In denying the lease the board was following a well established policy in protecting the beauty spots along the highway from commercialization, Grant Phegley, chairman, stated, although the beacon would be an aid to aviation." (The Morning Oregonian)
June 23, 1929: "Airway-highway beacon towers being erected by the Richfield Oil company in Oregon, Washington and California are nearing completion and several of the Oregon towers are ready for tourist inspection. Towers at Crown Point, Salem, Roseburg, Grants Pass and Siskiyou Summit are among the Oregon towers already up and equipped with neon tubing." (The Sunday Oregonian)
October 1, 1929: Certification of private lights: "Corbett, Oreg.---The Richfield Oil Co. of California is operating a 24-inch beacon, 8,000,000 candlepower, two revolutions per minute, elevation of main beam above horizon 1 degree, located at Crown Point, latitude 45 degree 32' 00", longitude 122 degree 15' 40"; altitude 865 feet. This beacon is mounted on top of a 125-foot tower with red neon signs 115 feet long, with word "Richfield" on two sides of tower, the third side having initials "CP" in neon 15-foot letters. A 24-inch directional projector, 8,000,000 candlepower, elevation of beam above horizon 1 degree, points west to the Portland Municipal Airport, 18 miles away." (Air Commerce Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 7)
April 1, 1930: "Corbett, Oreg.---Due to destruction by wind storm the rotating beacon maintained by the Richfield Oil Co. of California 1 3/4 miles distant from Corbett post office, known as the Richfield Crown Point Beacon, has been temporarily discontinued. A new light will be installed at once. This light is operated in latitude 45 degree 32' 00": longitude 122 degree 15' 40"." (Air Commerce Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 19)