Vitus Bering lands on Kayak Island, naming the cape after the saint of the day.
Construction is complete and the light station is illuminated.
Fog signal installed. 1939 US Coast Guard assumes responsibility of lighthouse service for the next 58 years. The US Coast Guard unmans and decommissions Cape St. Elias. The light station becomes automated. US Coast Guard accepts applications for leases on eleven Alaskan lighthouses.