Sentinel Island Light

Sentinel Island Light

Sentinel Island Light
Location Lynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, USA
Coordinates 58°32′46″N 134°55′22″W / 58.54611°N 134.92278°W / 58.54611; -134.92278
Year first lit 1935
Automated 1966
Foundation Concrete
Construction Wood frame/concrete
Tower shape Square
Height 51 feet (16 m) (86 feet (26 m) above sea level)
Original lens Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic Flashing white 10s, Obscured from 152° to 296°.
Admiralty number G6538
ARLHS number ALK-011
USCG number

6-23850

Sentinel Island Light Station
Nearest city Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates 58°32′46″N 134°55′13″W / 58.54611°N 134.92028°W / 58.54611; -134.92028Coordinates: 58°32′46″N 134°55′13″W / 58.54611°N 134.92028°W / 58.54611; -134.92028
Area 6.6 acres (2.7 ha)
Built 1902
Architectural style Modern Movement, Art Deco, et al.
MPS Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference # 02001407[1]
Added to NRHP December 2, 2002

The Sentinel Island Light is a lighthouse in Alaska adjacent to Lynn Canal.

Location

Sentinel Island Light is located at the northern entrance to the Favorite Channel, between the mainland and Lincoln and Shelter Islands. It was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2002.

On August 5, 1910, the steamship Princess May grounded on rocks just north of Sentinel Island. Although the ship was successfully taken off the rocks on September 5, 1910, photographic images showing the ship pointing in the air at low tide became famous.[2]

The 1930s lighthouse, replacing an earlier wooden structure, was built for $35,310.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] The listing included five contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Turner, Pacific Princesses, at pages 109 to 112.
  3. 1 2 Gary H. Gillette and Kebby Kelley (November 15, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sentinel Island Light Station / Sentinel Island Lighthouse / AHRS Site No. JUN-00085" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying five photos

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