Point Sherman

Year Established:
1904
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1907
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2006
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
Lynn Canal To Skagway
Latitude:
58° 51'12"
Longitude:
135° 08'23"
City / Town:
JUNEAU
U.S. State:
Alaska
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Point Sherman
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1932
Year Tower Established:
1904
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
38
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
6
Tower Shape:
HEXAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1904
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BOATHOUSE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Year Original Lens Installed:
1904
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Comments:

Now a minor aid to navigation.


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018