Cape Decision Light
{{Short description|Lighthouse in Alaska, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| image = USCGCape Decision.jpg
| caption =
| location = Southwestern extremity of Kuiu Island, Alaska
| coordinates = {{coord|56.001463|-134.135822|format=dms|display=inline,title,source:EinDahmer}}
| yearlit = 1932
| automated = 1974
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation = Rock
| construction = Concrete
| shape = square tower on building
| height = {{convert|75|ft}}
| lens = Third order Fresnel lens (original), Solar powered aero beacon (current)
| range = {{convert|18|nmi}}
| characteristic = flashing White 5s, Obscured from 134° to 245°. Emergency light (Fl W 5s) of reduced intensity if main light is extinguished.
| module = {{Infobox NRHP
| name = Cape Decision Light Station
| embed = yes
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image =
| caption =
| nearest_city = Edna Bay
| architect = U.S. Lighthouse Service
| architecture = Moderne
| added = February 2, 2005
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = Light Stations of the United States MPS
| refnum = 04001568{{NRISref|version=2009a}}
| designated_other1 = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
| designated_other1_name = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
| designated_other1_date = [date]
| designated_other1_color = #A8EDEF
| designated_other1_abbr = AHRS
| designated_other1_number = XPA-00012
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
}}
}}
Cape Decision is a lighthouse located on Kuiu Island adjacent to Sumner Strait in Southeast Alaska.
History
The first attempt to light these waters was an acetylene lantern placed on the Spanish Islands, just off the southern end of Kuiu Island. The lantern was proved ineffective and consequently Congress appropriated $59,400 in 1929 for a lighthouse and construction began in September of that year. However, weather and inadequate funds delayed the completion of the station until it finally became active in March 1932. The total cost ended up in excess of $150,000. The lighthouse became automated in 1974 and in 1989 fire damaged the tram, dock, boathouse, hoist house, paint shed, and helipad. The original third order Fresnel lens was replaced in 1996 with solar powered aero beacon. The lens is on display in Clausen Museum in the nearby community of Petersburg.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=04001568}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cape Decision Light Station |author= |date= |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=04001568|title=accompanying photos|photos=y}}
It is currently an active aid to navigation. The lighthouse is currently owned and maintained by the Cape Decision Lighthouse Society.
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Cape Decision Lighthouse}}
- [https://capedecisionlight.org Cape Decision Lighthouse Society]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165802/http://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=824 Cape Decision Lighthouse] at Lighthouse Friends
- {{Cite uscghist|AK}}
- {{Cite rowlett|ak}}
- {{HAER |survey=AK-56 |id=ak0581 |title=Cape Decision Light Station, South Kuiu Island on Sumner Strait, Petersburg, Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, AK |photos=47 |cap=4}}
{{Lighthouses of Alaska}}
{{NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
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Category:1932 establishments in Alaska
Category:Art Deco architecture in Alaska
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Alaska
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
Category:Lighthouses completed in 1932
Category:Lighthouses in Unorganized Borough, Alaska
Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska