oceanside pier

Click Here to Order a Ready to Frame Luster PrintBelieve it or not this is one of six piers that have been built in Oceanside since 1888.It all started when a wharf company was formed in March of 1888 and the proposal of building Oceanside's first pier become a reality. Construction started in May of 1888. A storm destroyed all but 300 feet of this pier in December, 1890. Today during low tide one can still see the pilings left.In 1894 a second pier was built with iron pilings at a length of 400 feet. It was affectionately called the "little iron wharf". It was damaged severely in 1902 by heavy storms. Oceanside's third pier was built in 1903. Supported by steel railway rails purchased from the Southern California Railway Co. at $25 a ton, it was nearly 1300 feet long and twelve feet wide. Eventually this structure would again succumb to the merciless waves.In 1926 a fourth pier was built. When it was dedicated on July 4, 1927 Oceanside threw a three day celebration the likes have n