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× By Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Published: April 25, 2021, 12:42pm Share: If the old lighthouse could talk … It’s an odd thing to ponder, perhaps and certainly not the first place a person’s mind goes when visiting the small waterfront park that juts out into the mouth of Commencement Bay on the other side of the city but Jim Harnish can’t help himself. It’s how the 81-year-old ticks. “This is the welcoming beacon for maritime traffic into the port,” Harnish said this week of the historic Browns Point Lighthouse, which dates back to a lantern first placed on a pole in 1887 and now serves as the centerpiece of the 4-acre park that bears its name. ....
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