Uma uthi u-Alcatraz, abantu abaningi bacabanga ngalesi siqhingi phakathi kweSan Francisco Bay lapho ijele elidumile likhona. Lesi siqhingi sinendawo yokukhanyisa, eyakhelwe ukugcina imikhumbi ingafihla esiqhingini noma indawo eyayizungezile phakathi nobusuku.
Eqinisweni, lesi siqhingi kwakuyizindawo zokuqala zokugcina iziqhingi ogwini lolwandle lwasePacific, ezibekwe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba kutholakale ijele elibi kakhulu.
U-Alcatraz wabizwa ngokuthi yizinyoni ezazihlala kule siqhingi - ama-pelicans (ama- alcatraces ngesi-Spanish).
Yini Ongayenza E-Alcatraz Lighthouse
Indlela kuphela yokufinyelela e-Alcatraz Lighthouse ukuvakashela e-Alcatraz Island. Iningi labantu lenza lokhu ukubona ijele elidala, kodwa ungabona futhi indlu yokukhanya evela ngaphandle. Akuvulelekile ukuvakasha kwangaphakathi.
Ngo-Okthoba 2015, i- San Francisco Chronicle ibike ukuthi umthengisi wezempahla uMhlaba 'End wayehlinzekele ngemali ukuqala iphrojekthi yokuvuselela, ngethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga lizovuleka umphakathi.
Umlando othakazelisayo we-Alcatraz Lighthouse
Ekuphakameni kweGold Rush imikhumbi eminingi, emikhulu neyincane, yafika enyakatho yeCalifornia futhi yayidinga usizo lokuhamba ngezinyawo ngalezo zinsuku eziningi kakhulu lapho isimo sezulu sishintsha. Ukwakhiwa kwe-Alcatraz Light, i-Codage ethintekayo eCape Cod ene-tower encane yaqala ngo-1852 yi-Gibbons noKelly evela eBaltimore.
Kwakungenye yezibani eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlelwe ogwini olusentshonalanga.
Ngo-June 1, 1854, Alcatraz yaba yindawo yokuqala yokusebenza yase-US ogwini olusentshonalanga. I-lighthouse yasekuqaleni yayibukeka njengendlu enombhoshongo ohamba phakathi nendawo ophahleni lwayo. E-California, i- Battery Point , i- Point Pinos ne- Old Point Loma zokugcina izakhiwo zinamakhemikhali afanayo.
UMichael Kassin wayengumlondolozi wokugcina, ehola umholo we $ 1,100. Umsizi wakhe uJohan Sloan wenza $ 700.
Amalungiselelo okuqala abiza isibani esivutha amafutha ngesibonakaliso sempendulo. Ngaphambi kokuba indlu yokukhanya igcwaliswe, uhulumeni wanquma ukushintshela ku-Fresnel lens ngoba adala ukukhanya ngenkathi esebenzisa amafutha angaphansi. I-lightraz yase-Alcatraz yayine-lres fresnel lens yesithathu ephuma eFrance.
Kwakuhlanganiswa insimbi engumgogodla enobungozi ngo-1856, ekugcineni kweseningizimu-ntshonalanga kwalesi siqhingi. Kwaba nensimbi enkulu. Isando samasentimitha angu-30 sabetha ukuthi senze umsindo, siphakanyiswe isisindo nesistimu ye-pulley. Kwathatha amadoda amabili ukuvusa ukungena. Ukudonsa isisindo ngamamitha angu-25 bekulokhu kugijima cishe amahora angu-5. Izingcweti zombane zithathele le bell ngo-1913.
Umbhoshongo omncane wawusendleleni yokwakha yangempela esiqhingini iminyaka eminingi. Kwadalwa ukuzamazama komhlaba ngo-1906, indlu yokukhanya yavuselelwa ngo-1909 lapho ijele lakhiwa. Umbhoshongo wokukhenikha ongamamitha angu-84 eduze kwendlu yeseli uthathe indawo yokuqala, ene-lens encane yoku-oda. Umbhoshongo omusha wenziwe ngekhonkrithi eqinisiwe futhi unamacala ayisithupha.
Ukukhanya kwazenzakalela ngo-1962. Ngo-1963, lesi siqhingi saba yingxenye yendawo yezokuzijabulisa yaseGolden National National.
Umlilo wabhubhisa izindlu zabagcini bamabhayisikili ngo-1970 phakathi nokuhlala kwamaNdiya.
Ukukhanya kusasebenza njengezindlela zokuhamba ngezinyawo, kodwa ngokukhanya okuzenzakalelayo kagesi kanye ne-foghorn kagesi.
Ukuvakashela i-Alcatraz Lighthouse
I-Alcatraz Lighthouse itholakala eSan Francisco Bay. Indlela kuphela yokuvakashela ukuthatha uhambo lomgwaqo nokuqondiswa kwe-Alcatraz Island . Ukubhuka kuyimfuneko.
Okuningi ku-California Lighthouses
Uma u-lighthouse geek, uzokujabulela Umhlahlandlela Wethu Wokuvakashela Izibani ZaseCalifornia .