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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 33
Height of Focal Plane: 70
Characteristic and Range: Fixed yellow.
Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal wooden tower with red lantern and red vertical stripe.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1885: 21-foot wooden tower on breakwater; served as a sector light.
Date Established: 1885
Date Present Tower Built: 1901
Date Automated: 1963
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From Route 219, take the Margaree Harbour Shore Road. Turn right and follow to the end of the road at Margaree Harbour. Climb the hill to the left to see the lighthouses.
Keepers: Roderick McLellan (1901-?), John L. Mackinnon (1952-1963, was caretaker 1963--1970).
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