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.
 Lincoln Rock Light | |
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| Location | Lincoln Rock Clarence Strait Alaska United States |
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| 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. |
History edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- "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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