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{{Infobox lighthouse
| image           = USCGpointsherman.JPG
| caption         = The old Point Sherman Light
| location        = Point Sherman<br>[[Lynn Canal]]<br> [[Alaska]]<br>[[United States]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|58.853126|-135.151531|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt       = 1904 (first)
| yearlit         = 1981 (current)
| automated       = 1981
| yeardeactivated = reduced to minor light in 1917 and discontinued in 1932
| foundation      = concrete blocks
| construction    = wooden tower (first)
| shape           = hexagonal tower (first)<br>lamppost with two day marker and light (current)
| marking         = white tower (first)
| height          = {{convert|42|ft|m}} (first)<br>{{convert|20|ft|m}} (current)
| lens            = [[Fresnel lens]]
| range           =
| characteristic  = F W
| admiralty       = 
| managingagent   = Tongass National Forest<ref>{{Cite rowlett|ak|accessdate=2016-06-08}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHAK.asp Alaska Historic Light Station Information & Photography] United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 June 2016</ref> 
}}
The '''Point Sherman Light''' was a [[lighthouse]] located {{convert|38|mi|km}} north of [[Juneau]], [[Alaska]], along the east side of [[Lynn Canal]], {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} south of [[Eldred Rock Light]]. It is no longer standing.

==History==
Construction was completed in 1904 and the light was first lit on October 18, 1904. The original light was reduced to a minor light shortly before 1917. In 1932, the station was transferred to the [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]] and replaced by a nearby buoy. A dayboard and a light were placed on the site of the original light in 1981.

==See also==
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* [[List of lighthouses in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite uscghist|AK}}
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=876 Lighthouse Friends &mdash; Point Sherman Lighthouse]
* {{cite rowlett|ak}}

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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1904]]
[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Juneau, Alaska]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Alaska]]


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