Cape Decision Lighthouse
| Cape Decision Lighthouse | ||
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| Place: |
 United States , Kuiu Island
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| Location: | Alaska , United States | |
| Geographical location: | 56 ° 0 '5.3 " N , 134 ° 8' 9" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 76 ft (23.2 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 96 ft (29.3 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl.W.5s | |
| Scope knows: | 18 nm (33.3 km ) | |
| Optics: | VRB-25 | |
| Operating mode: | Solar energy | |
| Function: | Beacon and foghorn | |
| Construction time: | 1929-1932 | |
| Operating time: | since March 15, 1932 | |
| International ordinal number: | G 6286 | |
Cape Decision Lighthouse is a lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) in Alaska . It stands on the southern tip of Kuiu Island and describes the Decision Passage , a connection from Chatham Strait to Sumner Strait.
history
Preparations for the construction of the lighthouse began in September 1929. After the concrete shell had been completed , work on the interior and equipment of the station began in July 1931. The beacon and foghorn were officially put into operation on March 15, 1932. At times, a radio beacon was also operated at the station .
Cape Decision was the first lighthouse in Alaska to be operated electrically. As early as 1974 the automation and the withdrawal of the three beacon keepers took place . The original optics, a 3rd order Fresnel lens , was replaced by a VRB-25 in 1996 . The old lens is now on display in the Clausen Museum in Petersburg .
The station has belonged to the Cape Decision Lighthouse Society since 2004 and on February 2, 2005 it was recognized as a Historic District under the name Cape Decision Light Station and included in the National Register of Historic Places .
See also
Web links
- Cape Decision Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends, accessed October 10, 2017 .
- Cape Decision Lighthouse. Cape Decision Lighthouse Society, accessed October 10, 2017 .
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Alaska ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved October 10, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Cape Decision Light Station. National Park Service, accessed October 10, 2017 .