Point Sherman Light

Lighthouse

58°51′11″N 135°09′06″W / 58.853126°N 135.151531°W / 58.853126; -135.151531TowerConstructed1904 (first)Foundationconcrete blocksConstructionwooden tower (first)Automated1981Height42 feet (13 m) (first)
20 feet (6.1 m) (current)Shapehexagonal tower (first)
lamppost with two day marker and light (current)Markingswhite tower (first)OperatorTongass National Forest^[1] ^[2]LightFirst lit1981 (current)Deactivatedreduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932LensFresnel lensCharacteristicF W

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.

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

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
^ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016

External links

"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.