Sentinel Island Light Explained

Location:Lynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates:58.5463°N -134.9232°W
Yearbuilt:1902 (first)
Yearlit:1935 (current)
Automated:1966
Foundation:concrete
Construction:concrete tower
Shape:square tower with lantern
Marking:art deco architecture,
white tower, red lantern
Lens:Fourth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic:Fl W 10s.
pbscured from 152° to 296°
Managingagent:Gastineau Channel Historical Society[1] [2] [3]
Module:
Sentinel Island Light Station
Embed:yes
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates:58.5464°N -134.9233°W
Architecture:Modern Movement, Art Deco, et al.
Added:December 2, 2002
Mpsub:Light Stations of the United States MPS
Refnum:02001407
Designated Other1:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Name:Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. A8EDEF
Designated Other1 Abbr:AHRS
Designated Other1 Number:JUN-00085
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom

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

Location

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

History

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.[4]

The 1930s lighthouse, replacing an earlier wooden structure, was built for $35,310. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Other than the lighthouse, the district included four other contributing buildings, four contributing structures, and two contributing sites.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. 2016-06-08.
  2. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHAK.asp Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography
  3. http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=22 Scotch Cape Light
  4. Turner, Pacific Princesses, at pages 109 to 112.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02001407}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sentinel Island Light Station / Sentinel Island Lighthouse / AHRS Site No. JUN-00085 ]. Gary H. Gillette and Kebby Kelley . November 15, 1998 . National Park Service. and