Mary Island Light
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 Mary Island Light in 1937 |
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| Location: | Mary Island, Revillagigedo channel, Alaska |
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| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Reinforced concrete |
| Year first lit: | 1903 |
| Automated: | 1969 |
| Tower shape: | White art deco square tower |
| Height: | 61 ft (76 feet above sea level) |
| Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens, 1903 |
| Range: | 6 nm |
| Characteristic: | Flashing white 6s, Obscured from 341° to 150°. |
The Mary Island Light Station is a lighthouse located on Mary Island in Alaska.
[edit] History
Mary Island Light Station was opened in 1903, and was one of a series of staffed lights established by the U.S. Government to guide ships through the treacherous waters of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage. In 1937, a concrete lighthouse and fog signal building replaced the original wood tower. In 1969 the station was automated and the radio beacon was removed. No other buildings and structures at the station stand today.
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