Alki Point Light
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The Alki Point Light is an active aid to navigation located on Puget Sound's Alki Point, the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay, King County, Washington.[1] It is listed as Alki Point Light number 16915 in the USCG light lists.[2]
History
The first, unofficial, light established at Alki Point was a kerosene lantern said to have been hung on the side of a barn in the 1870s by farmer and property owner Hans Martin Hanson.[3] In 1887, the United States Lighthouse Board recognized the need for an official light and placed a lens-lantern atop a wooden post at the point.[4] As Hanson remained the property's owner, he was assigned to be lightkeeper at a salary of $15 per month.[5]
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Hanson's son Edmund sold the point to the government in 1910. By 1913, the present structure comprising a Script error: No such module "convert". octagonal brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story brick fog signal building, was complete.[6] It is the twin of Point Robinson Lighthouse on Maury Island, built two years later.
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The active light station remains in the hands of the U.S. Coast Guard. Tours are periodically offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
References
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External links
- Alki Point Lighthouse Tours U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
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