Smith Island Light (WA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| Year | Characteristic | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1890 | ||
| 1890 | Fl W 30s. W15.25. | LHB Light List (Dist. 13): NA |
| 1892 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 927 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 953 | |
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 973 | |
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 992 | |
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1103 | |
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | ||
| 1900 | Fl W 30s. W15. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 150 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | ||
| 1906 | Fl W 30s. W15. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 196 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | ||
| 1911 | Fl W 30s. W15. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | ||
| 1914 | Fl W 30s. W15. fl 4.5. Obscured between W and N. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 370 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | ||
| 1930 | Fl W 15s. W16. fl 2. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 775 |
| 1931-1933 | Fl W 15s. W16. fl 1.7. | |
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | ||
| 1945 | Fl W 15s. W16. fl 1.7. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 1571 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | ||
| 1950-1951 | Fl W 15s. W16. fl 1.7. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 1571 |
| 1952-1957 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1757 | |
| 1958-1960 | Fl W 15s. W16. fl 3. | |
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 1757 | |
| 1964-1972 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2249 | |
| 1973 | Fl W 15s. W20. fl 3. | |
| 1974 | Fl W 15s. W20. | |
| 1975-1977 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2263 | |
| 1978-1984 | Fl W 15s. W24. | |
| 1985 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 2263 | |
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 16375 | |
| 1988 | ||
| 1990 | Fl W 15s. W17. | |
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | ||
| 2004 | Fl W 15s. W21. | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 16375 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| Year | Optic | Tower Height | Focal Plane | Description | Reference Number |
| Missing light lists prior to 1890 | |||||
| 1890 | NA | NA | 90 | White; lantern, black. Conical tower, rising from dwelling. | LHB Light List (Dist. 13): NA |
| 1892 | 4th | 35 | Low, conical tower, rising from white dwelling; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 927 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 953 | ||||
| 1894 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 973 | ||||
| 1895 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 992 | ||||
| 1896 | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 1103 | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1897-1899 | |||||
| 1900 | 4th | 35 | 87 | Low, conical tower, rising from white dwelling; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 150 |
| Missing light lists for 1901-1905 | |||||
| 1906 | 4th | 35 | 87 | White, conical tower, rising from white dwelling; lantern, black. | LHB Light List (Dist. 12-13): 196 |
| Missing light lists for 1907-1910 | |||||
| 1911 | 4th | NA | NA | White. Conical tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (16th-18th): NA |
| Missing light lists for 1912-1913 | |||||
| 1914 | NA | 35 | 87 | White; conical tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 370 |
| Missing light lists for 1915-1929 | |||||
| 1930 | 4 iov | 44 | 96 | White conical tower on dwelling. | USLHS Light List (Pacific): 775 |
| 1931-1933 | 4 ei | ||||
| Missing light lists for 1934-1944 | |||||
| 1945 | 4 e | 44 | 96 | White conical tower on dwelling. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 1571 |
| Missing light lists for 1946-1949 | |||||
| 1950-1951 | 4 e | 44 | 96 | White conical tower on dwelling. | USCG Light List (Pacific): 1571 |
| 1952-1957 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 1757 | |||
| 1958-1960 | 45 | 97 | White square daymark on skeleton tower. | ||
| 1961-1963 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 1757 | ||||
| 1964-1974 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2249 | ||||
| 1975-1976 | USCG Light List - Vol. III: 2263 | ||||
| 1977-1984 | TR on skeleton tower. | ||||
| 1985 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 2263 | |||
| 1986 | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 16375 | ||||
| 1988 | |||||
| 1990 | |||||
| Missing light lists for 1991-2003 | |||||
| 2004 | NA | 45 | 97 | NA | USCG Light List - Vol. VI: 16375 |
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1858-Present (Approximate location: Assumed the current modern light was located close to the position of the original light, but not too close since erosion destroyed it.) |