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Managing Organization:
Fort Point Museum
Telephone:
902-688-1632
Website: http://www.fortpointmuseum.com
Email: lchs-fortpoint@ns.sympatico.ca
Contact Address Information:
PO Box 99
LaHave
Nova Scotia,
B0R 1C0,
Canada
Notes:
The present lighthouse in this location is a replica built in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The keeper's house built in the 1950s is used as a museum operated by volunteer members of the Lunenburg County Historical Society.
Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal wooden tower with square red lantern and red trim.
This light is not operational
Earlier Towers?
1876: 35-foot white, square wooden lighthouse with dwelling attached. c. 1950s: Skeleton tower and separate dwelling. c. 1970s: New skeleton tower, decommissioned in early 1980s. Date Established: 1876 Date Present Tower Built: c. 1990 Date Deactivated: 1980s Current Use: Attraction at park/museum. Open To Public? Grounds only. Museum?
The Fort Point Museum is open daily June-September. There is also a picnic area and a gift shop. Directions:
The park and lighthouse are 15 minutes from Bridgewater on the Lighthouse Route (Route 331), a half-mile from the LaHave Ferry. Keepers: Mrs. Wilkie (c. 1959)
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