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| Five Finger Island Lighthouse, Petersburg, AK |
*Dates of operation~~ 1935-present
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 68 feet
*Elevation~~ 18 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), radio beacons, cisterns, boat
house, carpenter's shed
*Automated~~ 1984
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25 VEGA, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Juneau Lighthouse Association
*Waterway Location~~ Frederick Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Site of the first Alaskan lighthouse built by the U. S. Lighthouse
Service, (the precursor to the U. S. Coast Guard).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.5fingerlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/fivefin.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=825
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 68 feet
*Elevation~~ 18 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), radio beacons, cisterns, boat
house, carpenter's shed
*Automated~~ 1984
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25 VEGA, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Juneau Lighthouse Association
*Waterway Location~~ Frederick Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Site of the first Alaskan lighthouse built by the U. S. Lighthouse
Service, (the precursor to the U. S. Coast Guard).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.5fingerlighthouse.com/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/fivefin.htm
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=825
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