- Lincoln Rock Light
Infobox Lighthouse
caption =
location =Clarence Strait ,Alaska
coordinates =
yearbuilt = 1903
yearlit = 1944
automated =
yeardeactivated = 1968
foundation =Concrete
construction =Wood
shape =
height = 41 ft
currentlens =
lens = Fourth orderFresnel lens
range =
characteristic = White flash every 6 s
admiralty =
ARLHS = ALK-014
USCG = 6-22470The Lincoln Rock Lighthouse was alighthouse located on Lincoln Island, a small islet inClarence Strait in southeastern Alaska,USA . It lies just off the west coast ofEtolin Island , between it and Prince of Wales Island.History
The original lighthouse was built in 1903 and was abandoned in 1909 after being damaged by a storm. In 1911 a manned fog signal station was built on Lincoln Island about 440 yards from the rock, and in 1944 a skeletal light tower was added. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1968. The lighthouse was later demolished and only the foundation of the buildings remain.
External Links
* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHAK.asp United States Coast Guard Lighthouses of Alaska]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ak.htm Lighthouse Digest — Alaska]
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