Point Sherman Light

Point Sherman Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption =
location = Lynn Canal, Alaska
coordinates = coord|58.855|N|135.1517|W|type:landmark
yearlit = 1904
automated =
yeardeactivated = Reduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
foundation = Concrete block
construction = Wood
shape = Hexagonal
height = 42 ft
lens = Fresnel lens
range =
characteristic = Fixed white light
admiralty =
ARLHS = ALK-015
USCG = 6-23865The Point Sherman Light was a lighthouse located 38 miles north of Juneau, Alaska, along the east side of Lynn Canal, eight miles south of Eldred Rock Light. It is no longer standing.

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.

External Links

* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHAK.asp United States Coast Guard Lighthouses of Alaska]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=876 Lighthouse Friends — Point Sherman Lighthouse]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ak.htm Lighthouse Digest — Alaska]


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