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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 31 Height of Focal Plane: 113 Characteristic and Range: Fixed white light visible for 12 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Conical cast iron tower with red and white vertical stripes.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1885 Date Present Tower Built: 1885 Optics: 1885: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
The lighthouse is accessible on foot but there is no marked trail. It is about 6 km of strenvous hiking. The community is in the process of constructing a trail to the lighthouse. (From Fisheries and Oceans Canada website, June 2001.) Keepers: William W. Horwood (1884-1897), Samuel Wilcox (1897-1916), Walter Wilcox (1916-?), Thomas C. Roberts (caretaker, 1966-?)
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