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Point Sherman Light
The old Point Sherman Light
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LocationPoint Sherman
Lynn Canal
Alaska
United States
Coordinates58°51′11″N 135°09′06″W / 58.853126°N 135.151531°W / 58.853126; -135.151531
Tower
Constructed1904 (first)
Foundationconcrete blocks
Constructionwooden tower (first)
Automated1981
Height42 feet (13 m) (first)
20 feet (6.1 m) (current)
Shapehexagonal tower (first)
lamppost with two day marker and light (current)
Markingswhite tower (first)
OperatorTongass National Forest[1] [2]
Light
First lit1981 (current)
Deactivatedreduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
LensFresnel lens
CharacteristicF W

The Point Sherman Light was a lighthouse located 38 miles (61 km) north of Juneau, Alaska, along the east side of Lynn Canal, eight miles (13 km) south of Eldred Rock Light. It is no longer standing.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  2. ^ Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016

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