Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Alaska Lighthouses--Five Fingers Island Light

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FIVE FINGER ISLANDS LIGHT

State: ALASKA
Location: FREDERICK SOUND
Nearest City: PETERSBURG
County:
U.S.C.G. District: 17
Year Station Established: 1902

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1935
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1984
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE PIER
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE ART MODERNE
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 68
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1902
Present Optic: VRB-25 VEGA, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1997
Height of Focal Plane: 81
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? UNKNOWN

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: AIR DIAPHONE

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1935
Number of Stories: 1
Architectural Style: ART MODERNE (INTEGRAL)
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures: RADIOBEACONS, CISTERNS

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/WEATHER FORECASTING CENTER

Owner/Manager: JUNEAU LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site: WWW.5FINGERLIGHTHOUSE.COM

National Register Status: NONE; Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
SITE OF FIRST ALASKA LIGHTHOUSE BUILT BY LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE; TRANSFERRED FROM USCG TO JUNEAU LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION UNDER SEC 416 OF THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1998

Last Modified: Tue, Mar 16 2004 1:27:02 pm EDT
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