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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Notes:
This was originally a cast iron tower. In 1960 the tower was encased in an octagonal concrete shell. Height of Focal Plane: 74 Characteristic and Range: Flashing white, visible for 10 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Octagonal tower (cast iron encased in concrete) with alternating red and white horizontal bands.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1880 Date Present Tower Built: 1880 Optics: 1880: Fourth order Fresnel lens. Fog Signal: 1921: Fog alarm; 1950: new fog alarm. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Keepers: Edward Harding, John Sainsbury, James B. Gill, Neil Wakely
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