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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard/Louisbourg Lighthouse Society
Website: http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/LouisbourgLighthouseSociety/
Notes:
This was Canada's first lighthouse station and the second in North America. The Louisbourg Lighthouse Society is working for the preservation of the lighthouse.
Tower Height: 55
Height of Focal Plane: 105
Characteristic and Range: One-second white flash every 10 seconds
Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1734: 70-foot stone tower (destroyed 1758); 1842: 2.5 story dwelling with lantern on roof (destroyed by fire in 1923).
Date Established: 1734
Date Present Tower Built: 1923
Fog Signal: Automated horns (2), two-second blast every 20 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From Louisburg take Havenside Road to Lighthouse Point. There is a parking lot at the lighthouse.
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