Lincoln Rock Light

The Lincoln Rock Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Lincoln Island, a small islet in Clarence Strait in southeastern Alaska, United States. It lay just off the west coast of Etolin Island, between it and Prince of Wales Island.

Lincoln Rock Light
Lincoln Rock West
Lincoln Rock Light
LocationLincoln Rock
Clarence Strait
Alaska
United States
Coordinates56.056766°N 132.697464°W / 56.056766; -132.697464
Tower
Constructed1903 (first)
1944 (second)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Automated1968
Height30 feet (9.1 m) (current)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower (current)
square tower on roof a 2-storey keeper's house (first)
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard[1] [2]
Light
First lit1968 (current) located on Lincoln Island
Deactivated1968 (second)
Focal height58 feet (18 m) (current)
LensFourth-order Fresnel lens
CharacteristicFl W 6s.

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.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  2. Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 7 June 2016


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