Lincoln Rock Light

Lincoln Rock Light
Lincoln Rock Light
Location Clarence Strait, Alaska
Coordinates 56°03′24″N 132°41′51″W / 56.0566°N 132.6974°WCoordinates: 56°03′24″N 132°41′51″W / 56.0566°N 132.6974°W
Year first constructed 1903
Year first lit 1944
Deactivated 1968
Foundation Concrete
Construction Wood
Height 41 ft
Original lens Fourth-order Fresnel lens
Characteristic White flash every 6 s
ARLHS number ALK-014
USCG number 6-22470

The Lincoln Rock Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Lincoln Island, a small islet in Clarence Strait in southeastern Alaska, USA. It lies 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.

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