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The OLDEST lighthouse in Alaska: Eldred Rock Lighthouse

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This little cutie was built in response to the shipwrecks during the Gold Rush era between 1896 and 1899.


Supplementary Nuggets of Gold:

  1. “Eldred Rock Lighthouse: Alaska’s Maritime Beacon,” Alaska Historical Society.
  2. “Shipwrecks and Lighthouses: The Story of Clara Nevada,” Gold Rush Tales.
  3. “Marine Life Around Eldred Rock,” Alaska Oceanographic Institute.
  4. “The Life and Trials of Lighthouse Keepers,” Lighthouse Keepers Association.
  5. “Conserving Alaska’s Lighthouses: The Eldred Rock Case,” National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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