Sentinel Island Light

The Sentinel Island Light is a lighthouse in Alaska adjacent to Lynn Canal.

Sentinel Island Light
Sentinel Island Light
Alaska
LocationLynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates58°32′46.5″N 134°55′23.6″W
Year first constructed1902 (first)
Year first lit1935 (current)
Automated1966
Foundationconcrete
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower with lantern
Markings / patternart deco architecture,
white tower, red lantern
Tower height51 feet (16 m)
Focal height86 feet (26 m)
Original lensFourth order Fresnel lens
Light sourcesolar power
Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
pbscured from 152° to 296°
Admiralty numberG6538
ARLHS numberALK-011
USCG number6-23850
Managing agentGastineau Channel Historical Society[1]

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Heritageplace listed on the National Register of Historic Places 
Sentinel Island Light Station
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Nearest cityJuneau, Alaska
Coordinates58°32′47″N 134°55′24″W
Area6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Architectural styleModern Movement, Art Deco, et al.
MPSLight Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.02001407[4]
AHRS No.JUN-00085
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 2002

Location

The Sentinel Island Light is at the northern entrance to the Favorite Channel, between the mainland and Lincoln and Shelter Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002.

History

On August 5, 1910, the steamship Princess May grounded on rocks just north of Sentinel Island. Although the ship was successfully taken off the rocks on September 5, 1910, photographic images showing the ship pointing in the air at low tide became famous.[5]

The 1930s lighthouse, replacing an earlier wooden structure, was built for $35,310.[6] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[4] Other than the lighthouse, the district included four other contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[6]

  • Princess May on the rocks, August 7, 1910
  • Princess May aground, as seen from Sentinel Island

See also

References
  1. Sentined island The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 June 2016
  2. Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016
  3. Scotch Cape Light Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 8 June 2016
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. Turner, Pacific Princesses, at pages 109 to 112.
  6. Gary H. Gillette and Kebby Kelley (November 15, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sentinel Island Light Station / Sentinel Island Lighthouse / AHRS Site No. JUN-00085". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos

Sources
  • Turner, Robert D., Pacific Princesses: An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast, Sono Nis Press, Victoria, BC (1977) ISBN 0-919462-04-9


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