Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Alaska Lighthouses--Mary Island Light

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MARY ISLAND LIGHT

State: ALASKA
Location: MARY ISLAND/ REVILLAGIGEDO CHANNEL
Nearest City: METLAKATLA
County:
U.S.C.G. District: 17
Year Station Established: 1903

Photo courtesy Daniel and Cheryl Foote, Anchorage, Alaska

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1937
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1969
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE ART DECO
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: ATTACHED
Tower Height: 61
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1903
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 76
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s):

1. Construction Date:
Description:
Fate/Disposition:

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1937
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style: ATTACHED TO TOWER
Fog Signal Type:

Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN

Other Structures:

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Non-NPS Web Site:

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

Miscellaneous:

Last Modified: Feb, Jan 13 2002 2:30:02 pm EDT
JMP

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