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| Alcatraz Island and lighthouse at sunset. (Image taken January 31, 2004) |
ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT
State: CALIFORNIA
Location: ALCATRAZ ISLAND /SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Nearest City: SAN FRANCISCO
County: SAN FRANCISCO
Year Station Established: 1854
Year Automated: 1963
Year Existing Historic Tower Constructed: 1909
Existing Historic Tower:
Is the Light Operational? YES; Date Deactivated: N/A
Foundation Materials: MASONRY
Construction Materials: REINFORCED CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Shape: OCTAGONAL PYRAMIDAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 84/Height of Focal Plane: 214
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL (1854)
Present Optic: DCB-24 (1977)
Modern Tower? NO
Fog Signal Type: ELECTRIC KLAXON/ORIG. BELL
Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DESTROYED)
Other Structures: 1909 STORAGE BUILDING IN THE BASEMENT OF KEEPERS
Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK
Open to the Public? YES; GROUNDS ONLY
Access: GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA /
BOAT FROM FISHERMAN'S WHARF
Public Phone: 415-556-0560
National Register Status: PART OF LISTING: ALCATRAZ
Miscellaneous:
SITE OF FIRST WEST COAST LIGHT
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| This image from PD Photo.org |
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