There may not be a junction box on the outside of the house. Normally, I
would tell you to do what bill said and find the wire where it comes into
the house, but seeing as it took you an hour to find the breaker, I think
you could be searching all night. Does the light still work? If you leave
the breaker off, can you run extension cords to your bedroom? Not having
seen the situation, I can't tell you what an electrician would want to do.

"Melissa" wrote in message
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The wires appear to enter the lamppost about 2 or more feet down.
Light excavation around the lamppost got me down to a plug of concrete.
I would have to go lots deeper (and beyond the concrete) to get to the
place where the wires enter the lamp post. Easier to take the wires at
the top, where they enter the lamp. Can't find a junction box on the
outside of the house.

Is an electrician going to want to dig out an old lamp post?