Capul Island Lighthouse is a historic

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on Titoog Point in San Luis on the northern tip of Capul Island,

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in the

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. It marks the western entrance to the

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coming in from Ticao Pass. The design of the lighthouse started in 1892 under Guillermo Brockman. He designed a cylindrical lighthouse with a pavilion and machinery. Construction on the lighthouse was started in October 1893 under Francisco Perez Muñoz and it was first lit in December 1896 while the station was still partially complete. Work was suspended a month before in November 1896 on the onset of the

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. The pavilion was finished during the American era. The Capul Island Lighthouse together with the

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were declared provincial historical landmarks by the province of Northern Samar in October 2008.PIA Daily News Reader
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Historical marker

The lighthouse was declared as a National Historical Landmark on September 9, 2013. The marker entitled Parola ng Capul was installed on October 24, 2018. It was installed by the

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Historical marker

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