 Lincoln Rock Light | |
| Location | Lincoln Rock Clarence Strait Alaska United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56°03′24″N 132°41′51″W / 56.056766°N 132.697464°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1903 (first) 1944 (second) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Automated | 1968 |
| Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) (current) |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower (current) square tower on roof a 2-storey keeper's house (first) |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1] [2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1968 (current) located on Lincoln Island |
| Deactivated | 1968 (second) |
| Focal height | 58 feet (18 m) (current) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
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.
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
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ↑ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 7 June 2016
External links
- "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alaska" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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