The Lincoln Rock Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on Lincoln Island, a small islet in Clarence Strait in southeastern Alaska, United States. It lay just off the west coast of Etolin Island, between it and Prince of Wales Island.
 Lincoln Rock Light | |
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| Location | Lincoln Rock Clarence Strait Alaska United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 56.056766°N 132.697464°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1903 (first) 1944 (second) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Automated | 1968 |
| Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) (current) |
| Shape | square pyramidal tower (current) square tower on roof a 2-storey keeper's house (first) |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard[1] [2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1968 (current) located on Lincoln Island |
| Deactivated | 1968 (second) |
| Focal height | 58 feet (18 m) (current) |
| Lens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6s. |
History
The original lighthouse was built in 1903 and was abandoned in 1909 after being damaged by a storm. In 1911 a manned fog signal station was built on Lincoln Island about 440 yards from the rock, and in 1944 a skeletal light tower was added. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1968. The lighthouse was later demolished and only the foundation of the buildings remain.
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