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Name: Margaretsville Light  

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Also known as: Margaretville Light

Nearest Town or City:
Margaretsville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Margaretsville Point, Bay of Fundy.


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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 22

Height of Focal Plane: 30

Characteristic and Range: Flash 10 s; eclipse 3 s; flash 4 s; eclipse 3 s., visible for 12 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Square tower, black and white horizontal bands.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1859

Date Present Tower Built: 1859

Date Automated: 1963

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
From Route 101 take Exit 18 or 18A, (Middleton). Go north to Route 221 and turn right to Route 362, then left onto Route 362 for 6 miles to Margaretsville. Park across the road from the Community Hall.

Keepers: William Early (1859-1887), John Earley (1887-1907), Ruth Earley (John's wife, 1907-1910), Capt. W. Wesley Goucher (1910-1912), Joseph L. "Dody" Cleveland (1912-1937), Lehan H. Cleveland (1937-1940), ? Reagh (1940-1956), Gordon Aldred (1956-1963).


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