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| Cape Decision Lighthouse, Petersburg, AK |
*Dates of operation~~ 1932-present
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 76 feet
*Elevation~~ 20 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), fire damaged tram, dock, boat
house, hoist house, paint shed, small-span bridge, helipad
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ US Coast Guard lease to Cape Decision Lighthouse Society
*Waterway Location~~ Sumner Strait
*Significant Feature~~ Last light station to be established in Alaska.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://web.mac.com/capedecision/iweb/Cape%20Decision/Home.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/capedec.htm
1932 USLHS lighthouse inspection report
http://www.uslhs.org/national_archives/cape_decision.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1049
Sept. 17, 2008 Capital City Weekly article on Alaskan lighthouse preservation
http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/091708/news_20080917008.shtml
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 76 feet
*Elevation~~ 20 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), fire damaged tram, dock, boat
house, hoist house, paint shed, small-span bridge, helipad
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Vega VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ US Coast Guard lease to Cape Decision Lighthouse Society
*Waterway Location~~ Sumner Strait
*Significant Feature~~ Last light station to be established in Alaska.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://web.mac.com/capedecision/iweb/Cape%20Decision/Home.html
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/capedec.htm
1932 USLHS lighthouse inspection report
http://www.uslhs.org/national_archives/cape_decision.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1049
Sept. 17, 2008 Capital City Weekly article on Alaskan lighthouse preservation
http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/091708/news_20080917008.shtml
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