HISTORY
Several years ago, a group of prominent local citizens and veterans met to discuss the possibility of building a Veterans Monument on the Northern California coast. Noting that there is at present no site along our coastline recognizing the service provided this nation by our veterans, we accepted the challenge of bringing one to be. Turning to the resources of the local community, including a cadre of internationally recognized stone masons, we selected a monument design echoing the solemn stately grandeur of Stonehenge. Arriving at the proper site for such a monument proved challenging, and a number of possibilities were entertained and discarded before the optimal location was revealed. The Point Arena Lighthouse and surrounds, once the responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard, adjacent to the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument, would be the perfect spot. Recognizing how the presence of a Veterans Monument would bolster the mission of the Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, the PALKI Board, after carefully reviewing survey and architectural drawings, and hammering out a legal framework, agreed to site the monument on the Lighthouse grounds. For more detail on project history, click here. CLICK OR TAP HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT