Point Sherman Light

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Point Sherman Light
Location: Lynn Canal, Alaska
Coordinates
WGS-84 (GPS)
58.855° N 135.1517° W
Foundation: Concrete block
Construction: Wood
Year first lit: 1904
Deactivated: Reduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
Tower shape: Hexagonal
Height: 42 ft
Original lens: Fresnel lens
Characteristic: Fixed white light

The Point Sherman Light was a lighthouse located 38 miles north of Juneau, Alaska, along the east side of Lynn Canal, eight miles south of Eldred Rock Light. It is no longer standing.

[edit] History

Construction was completed in 1904 and the light was fist 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.