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Name: Point Pleasant Light

Also known as: Indian Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
Cressy, Quinte's Isle, Ontario, Canada

Location: Eastern entrance to the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario.

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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand

Notes:
This lighthouse was demolished in 1956 because it had become unsafe.

Tower Height: 52

Height of Focal Plane: 52

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white, visible for 12 miles.

Description of Tower: White, octagonal wooden tower with a red metal lantern.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1866

Date Deactivated: 1956?

Current Use: Destroyed.

Keepers: John Pryner (1867-1897), Frank Connors (1894-1911), Sydney Carson, Charles Laird, Samuel Carson, Donley Watkins (ca.1930-1954)