Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Notes: This lighthouse was replaced as an aid to navigation by an automated light on a skeleton tower. The lighthouse was originally built of brick and stone and was later encased in cast iron; in 1961 the tower was encased in concrete. Description of Tower: Octagonal concrete tower, lantern removed.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Current Use: Unknown. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions: Accessible only by private boat or helicopter. Keepers: Thomas Hennesse, Edward Reddy. Charles Prowse (1862-?), Elias Abbott, Stephen Abbott, William Pomeroy, James F. Mouland, Arch Way. During the Second World War, keepers were Walter Hicks and Herbert Abbott.
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