Ivory Pearson of Rockaway Beach, the only woman known to have camped recently on Tilly, said even though she had confidence in the pilot, it was frightening to return in the helicopter during a ...

Things did not begin well for the Oregon lighthouse that came to be known as Terrible Tilly. In 1878, the government decided that ships sailing around Tillamook Head needed more light and better ...

Yet, Terrible Tilly’s allure remains strong. “Visitors to the Seaside Aquarium often ask how to get to the Tillamook lighthouse,” says Tiffany Boothe, the aquarium’s assistant manager.

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Despite the fame and numerous books written about her, much is still not known about “Terrible Tilly,” the lighthouse perched precariously on a rock offshore of ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Despite the fame and numerous books written about her, much is still not known about “Terrible Tilly,” the lighthouse perched precariously on a rock offshore of ...

Morissette says she pushed pause to regroup. Whoever buys Terrible Tilly will be taking on a difficult-to-reach island property that — besides acting as a home to the dead – shelters seabirds ...

Ivory Pearson of Rockaway Beach, the only woman known to have camped on Tilly, said even though she had confidence in the pilot, it was frightening to return in the helicopter during a brief break ...

earned the tower the nickname "Terrible Tilly." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) CANNON BEACH, Ore. — The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Oregon is for sale for $6.5 million.