Lincoln Rock Light

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Lincoln Rock Light
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Lincoln Rock Light
Lincoln Rock Light
LocationLincoln Rock
Clarence Strait
Alaska
United States
Coordinates 56°03′24″N132°41′51″W / 56.056766°N 132.697464°W / 56.056766; -132.697464 Coordinates: 56°03′24″N132°41′51″W / 56.056766°N 132.697464°W / 56.056766; -132.697464
Tower
Constructed1903 (first)
1944 (second)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower (current)
wooden tower (first)
Height30 feet (9.1 m) (current)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower (current)
square tower on roof a 2-storey keeper's house (first)
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard [1] [2]
Light
First lit1968 (current) located on Lincoln Island
Automated1968
Deactivated1968 (second)
Focal height58 feet (18 m) (current)
LensFourth-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.

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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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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