Point Sherman Lighthouse, Alaska at Lighthousefriends.com

	Point Sherman, AK

Description: The Point Sherman Light Station was

Point Sherman Lighthouse
Photograph courtesy U.S. Coast Guard

constructed during the summer of 1904 and was first lit on October 18 of that year. The light was similar to one constructed on Fairway Island and was displayed from a black hexagonal lantern room situated atop a white, hexagonal tower, six feet in height. A one-and-one-half story keeper's dwelling and a boathouse were located just east of the light.
The original light was disestablished and 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

Lighthouses and Other Aids to Navigation in Alaskan History, U.S. Coast Guard.

Location: Located along the east side of Lynn Canal, eight miles south of Eldred Rock Lighthouse.
Latitude: 58.85467
Longitude: -135.15183

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Travel Instructions: Point Sherman Lighthouse, though a bit hidden, is visible from cruise ships and ferries that pass through Lynn Canal to and from Haines and Skagway. Specific options include the Alaska Marine Highway ferries and Alaska Fjordlines, Inc..

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Grounds/dwelling closed.

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