Five Finger Light Station

Island of The Five Fingers, approx. 37 mi. NW of the city of Petersburg, Petersburg, Alaska. County/parish: Wrangell-Peterburg.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 12, 2004. NRIS 04000416.

4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • AHRS Site No. SUM-00009
  • Five Finger Lighthouse

From Wikipedia:

Five Finger Islands Light

The Five Finger Islands Light is a lighthouse located on a small island that lies between Stephens Passage and Frederick Sound in southeastern Alaska. It and Sentinel Island Light Station were the first U.S. government lighthouses opened in Alaska, first lit on March 21, 1902.

It became the last lighthouse in Alaska to be automated on August 14, 1984.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75325227

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