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.

Point Sherman Light
The old Point Sherman Light
Alaska
LocationPoint Sherman
Lynn Canal
Alaska
United States
Coordinates58.853126°N 135.151531°W / 58.853126; -135.151531
Year first constructed1904 (first)
Year first lit1981 (current)
Automated1981
Deactivatedreduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
Foundationconcrete blocks
Constructionwooden tower (first)
Tower shapehexagonal tower (first)
lamppost with two day marker and light (current)
Markings / patternwhite tower (first)
Tower height42 feet (13 m) (first)
20 feet (6.1 m) (current)
Original lensFresnel lens
CharacteristicF W
ARLHS numberALK-015
USCG number6-23865
Managing agentTongass 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.

See also

References

  1. Point Sherman 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
  • "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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