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Point Sherman Light
	The old Point Sherman Light
Location	Point Sherman; Lynn Canal; Alaska; United States
Coordinates	58°51′11″N 135°09′06″W / 58.853126°N 135.151531°W
Tower
Constructed	1904 (first)
Foundation	concrete blocks
Construction	wooden tower (first)
Automated	1981
Height	42 feet (13 m) (first); 20 feet (6.1 m) (current)
Shape	hexagonal tower (first); lamppost with two day marker and light (current)
Markings	white tower (first)
Operator	Tongass National Forest
Light
First lit	1981 (current)
Deactivated	reduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
Lens	Fresnel lens
Characteristic	F W

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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.

History

Construction was completed in 1904 and the light was first lit on October 18, 1904. The original light was reduced to a minor light shortly before 1917. In 1932, the station was transferred to the Forest Service and replaced by a nearby buoy. A dayboard and a light were placed on the site of the original light in 1981.

References

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

External links

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Alaska" (PDF). United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Lighthouse Friends — Point Sherman Lighthouse
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Alaska". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[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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- | lens =  [[Fresnel lens]]
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 The '''Point Sherman Light''' was a [[lighthouse]] located {{convert|38|mi|km}} north of [[Juneau]], [[Alaska]], along the east side of [[Lynn Canal]], eight miles (13&nbsp;km) south of [[Eldred Rock Light]]. It is no longer standing.
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 * [[List of lighthouses in the United States]]
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 ==References==
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-* [http://www.uscg.mil/ United States Coast Guard]
 * {{cite uscghist|AK}}
 * [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=876 Lighthouse Friends &mdash; Point Sherman Lighthouse]
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 [[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1904]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska]]
+[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Juneau, Alaska]]
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