Point Sherman Light
The Point Sherman Light was a lighthouse located 38 miles (61 km) north of Juneau, Alaska, along the east side of Lynn Canal, eight miles (13 km) south of Eldred Rock Light. It is no longer standing.
 The old Point Sherman Light | |
  Alaska | |
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| Location | Point Sherman Lynn Canal Alaska United States |
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| Coordinates | 58.853126°N 135.151531°W |
| Year first constructed | 1904 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1981 (current) |
| Automated | 1981 |
| Deactivated | reduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932 |
| Foundation | concrete blocks |
| Construction | wooden tower (first) |
| Tower shape | hexagonal tower (first) lamppost with two day marker and light (current) |
| Markings / pattern | white tower (first) |
| Tower height | 42 feet (13 m) (first) 20 feet (6.1 m) (current) |
| Original lens | Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | F W |
| ARLHS number | ALK-015 |
| USCG number | 6-23865 |
| Managing agent | Tongass National Forest[1] [2] |
History
Construction was completed in 1904 and the light was first lit on October 18, 1904. The original light was reduced to a minor light shortly before 1917. In 1932, the station was transferred to the Forest Service and replaced by a nearby buoy. A dayboard and a light were placed on the site of the original light in 1981.
References
- Point Sherman The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 June 2016
- Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016
External links
- United States Coast Guard
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alaska" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Lighthouse Friends — Point Sherman Lighthouse
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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