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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Height of Focal Plane: 67
Characteristic and Range: White occulting light.
Description of Tower: White square tower and red lantern on top of fog signal building.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1912: Conical cast iron tower with red and white vertical stripes.
Date Established: 1912
Date Present Tower Built: 1960
Fog Signal: 1936: Fog alarm; 1952: New fog alarm.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Yes.
Directions:
The lighthouse is accessible by road. There is also a hiking trail leading from the town to Lighthouse Point. One of the dwellings is now a café and activity center for tourists.
Keepers: W. Patey (1912-?), Joseph Boyd (c. 1938), W. Pynn and B. S. Pynn (c. 1960).
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