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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 45 Height of Focal Plane: 55 Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 15 seconds, visible for 14 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1962 Date Present Tower Built: 1962 Date Automated: 1988 Fog Signal: Automated horn, six second blast every 60 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
From Route 3 in Liverpool, follow Bristol Avenue to a stop sign. Turn left on Main Street, then right on School Street. After about .7 mile (1.2 km) turn right on Western Head Road and follow for 4.2 miles (6.8 km) to Breakwater Road and turn left. Follow a short distance to the lighthouse, where there is plenty of free parking. Keepers: Roy Murphy (1961-1978), Bruce Messenger (assistant, ? - early 1970s), Lawrence Wentzel (assistant, ?-1977), Tanner (?-1988).
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