Georges Island Lighthouse

Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 on Georges Island in Nova Scotia, replacing an earlier tower built in 1876. The light-keeper's house remains standing a few hundred feet to the north.[3] The lighthouse is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Georges Island Lighthouse
LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia
Canada
Coordinates44°38′26″N 63°33′37″W
Tower
Constructed1876 (first)
1903 (second) destroyed by fire in 1916
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1972
Height16 metres (52 ft)
Shapeoctagonal truncated prism with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red dome
OperatorParks Canada[1]
Fog signal3s. blast every 30s.
Light
First lit1919 (current)
Focal height17.5 metres (57 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[2]
CharacteristicF W

History

The lighthouse was automated in 1972, and in 2005 the foghorn was decommissioned.

In the summer of 2006 the lighthouse was used by the U.S. Navy in training exercises.

List of lighthouse keepers

  • 18761920 Ross, Robert
  • 19201946 Nolan, W.H.
  • 1921 Ross, S.
  • 1921 Ross, J.
  • 1946 Bedgood, H.J.
  • 1946 Edwards, E.J.
  • 19461964 Matthews, Victor Maynard
  • 19641972 Barkhouse, D.D.

See also

References

Georges Island Lighthouse and Halifax Harbour, 2017


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