Sentinel Island Light

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| image = Sentinel Lighthouse 48.jpg

| caption = Sentinel Island Light

| location = Lynn Canal, Juneau City and Borough, Alaska, United States

| coordinates = {{coord|58|32|46.5|N|134|55|23.6|W|display=inline,source:ProprioMeOW}}

| yearbuilt = 1902 (first)

| yearlit = 1935 (current)

| automated = 1966

| yeardeactivated =

| foundation = concrete

| construction = concrete tower

| shape = square tower with lantern

| marking = art deco architecture,
white tower, red lantern

| height = {{convert|51|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|86|ft}}

| lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens

| range = {{convert|14|nmi}}

| characteristic = Fl W 10s.
obscured from 152° to 296°

| managingagent = Gastineau Channel Historical Society{{Cite rowlett|ak|accessdate=2016-06-08}}

[http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHAK.asp Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography] United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016

[https://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=22 Scotch Cape Light] Lighthouse Explorer. Retrieved 8 June 2016

| module = {{Infobox NRHP

| name = Sentinel Island Light Station

| embed = yes

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image =

| caption =

| nearest_city = Juneau, Alaska

| coordinates = {{coord|58|32|47|N|134|55|24|W|display=inline,title}}

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| built = {{start date|1902}}

| architect =

| architecture = Modern Movement, Art Deco, et al.

| added = December 2, 2002

| area = {{convert|6.6|acre}}

| mpsub = Light Stations of the United States MPS

| refnum = 02001407{{NRISref|version=2009a}}

| designated_other1 = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

| designated_other1_name = Alaska Heritage Resources Survey

| designated_other1_color = #A8EDEF

| designated_other1_abbr = AHRS

| designated_other1_number = JUN-00085

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

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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.Turner, Pacific Princesses, at pages 109 to 112.

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.{{cite web |url={{NRHP url|id=02001407}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sentinel Island Light Station / Sentinel Island Lighthouse / AHRS Site No. JUN-00085 |author=Gary H. Gillette and Kebby Kelley |date=November 15, 1998 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=02001407|title=accompanying five photos|photos=y}}

{{gallery|mode=packed|align=center

|File:Steamship PRINCESS MAY on the reef at Sentinel Island, Alaska Aug 7, 1910 (COBB 293).jpeg|Princess May on the rocks, August 7, 1910

|Image:Princess May aground from Sentinel Island.jpeg|Princess May aground, as seen from Sentinel Island

}}

References

Sources

Turner, Robert D., Pacific Princesses: An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast, Sono Nis Press, Victoria, BC (1977) {{ISBN|0-919462-04-9}}

External links

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{{Cite uscghist|AK}}
[https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=826 Lighthouse Friends — Sentinel Island Lighthouse]
{{Cite rowlett|ak}}

Category:1902 establishments in Alaska

Category:Art Deco architecture in Alaska

Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska

Category:Lighthouses completed in 1902

Category:Lighthouses completed in 1935

Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska

Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Juneau, Alaska