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Name: Point Knox Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
San Francisco, California, United States

Location: Southwest corner of Angel Island, San Francisco Bay.

Notes:
This station began as a fog bell station in 1887. A navigational light was added in 1900. A fog bell still survives at the site, now part of Angel Island State Park.

Description of Tower: 1900: Post light.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1887

Date Deactivated: ?

Date Automated: 1960s

Current Use: Destroyed.

Keepers: John Ross (1887-1902), Juliet E. Nichols (1902-1914)


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