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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Notes:
The original lighthouse was discontinued in the 1920s and was not replaced until 1974. The old lighthouse was demolished in the winter of 1971. Although the present light is not a very large structure, it is located at an important point near the main channel in the river.
Height of Focal Plane: 19
Characteristic and Range: Main light: fixed yellow, range 16 miles; secondary light: fixed green, range 6 miles.
Description of Tower: Fluorescent orange cylindrical pile.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1816: 35-ft white, octagonal stone tower, destroyed 1971.
Date Established: 1816
Date Present Tower Built: 1974
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
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