James A. Gibbs (January 17, 1922 – April 30, 2010) was a United States author, lighthouse keeper, and maritime historian.
He was one of the lighthouse keepers at Tillamook Rock Light for a year beginning in 1945. In 1948 Gibbs was one of the five founders of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society.Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society – History (official site) (accessed 06 – 15 – 11). He was the editor of Marine Digest magazine until 1972.
He built and lived in Cleft of the Rock Light near Yachats, Oregon, "the first privately owned working lighthouse in Oregon" until his death on April 30, 2010.
Works
James A. Gibbs, Jr. (1955). Sentinels of the North Pacific: The Story of Pacific Coast Lighthouses and Lightships. Binfords & Mort.
James A. Gibbs Jr. (1953). Tillamook Light.
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