Cape Meares was initially named Cape Lookout by Captain John Meares in 1788 but another cape ten miles south was mistkantly listed on a naturical map as the same name. As a result, a rumour started that the lighthouse was intended for Cape Lookout and was mistakenly built on Cape Meares.

 

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