Cape Decision Light - Alaska

An early attempt was made to warn mariners of the cape's dangers by placing an acetylene light on nearby Spanish Islands, but the light was ineffective. The Lighthouse Service pushed for the light station and finally received Congress's initial appropriation of $59,400 in July 1929. Mean-spirited weather and incomplete funding slowed the work, however, and it wasn't until March 15, 1932, that Cape Decision was finally commissioned, at a total cost of $158,000.