Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse

The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse (French: Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers) is a lighthouse near the village of Cap-des-Rosiers in Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.

Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse
Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers
Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse
Quebec
LocationGaspé
Quebec
Canada
Coordinates48°51′22.5″N 64°12′03.8″WCanadian Coast Guard List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals, Atlantic - St. Lawrence River
Year first constructed1858
Automated1981
Foundationstone, up to 8' deep
Constructionlimestone tower, faced with white marble[1]
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red lantern and trim
Tower height34.1 metres (112 ft)
Focal height41.5 metres (136 ft)
Original lensfirst-order fresnel lens[1]
Current lensfirst-order fresnel lens
Range24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)[2]
CharacteristicOc W Flash 15 s; eclipse 5 s. Year round[2]
Admiralty numberH1768
CHS numberCCG 1621
NGA number6936
ARLHS numberCAN-085
Heritagenational historic site of Canada, classified federal heritage building of Canada 
Official nameCap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
Designated18 May 1974
Reference no.75521
Official nameLighttower, Highway 132, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
TypeClassified Federal Heritage Building
Designated31 March 1994
Reference no.4383

It was classified as a National Historic Site of Canada on June 11, 1973.[3] It was listed as a Federal Heritage Building on March 31, 1994.[4]

The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Canada, standing 34.1 metres (112 ft) tall. It is situated on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the top of a steep cliff. It is located at the mouth of the river, where it flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is open for tours in the summer season.

Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Historic Plaque

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada installed a plaque at the base of the lighthouse in 1977, with inscriptions in French and English, which reads (in English):

Built in 1858, this lighthouse is one of a series of tall, tapering towers erected on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and on Lake Huron by the Department of Public Works. The 112 foot structure is the tallest lighthouse in Canada; its stone tower faced with firebrick has walls over seven feet thick at the base, tapering to three feet at the top, with foundations extending to eight feet beneath the surface. Originally a dwelling was attached to the tower. A powerful light 136 feet above high water served as a major coastal aid for shipping headed int the estuary of the St. Lawrence from the Gulf.

Keepers
  • Eugène Trudeau 1856-1867[5]
  • Auguste Trudeau 1867-1886
  • Jean B. Vien 1886-1890
  • Eugène Costin 1890-1915
  • P. E. Theriault 1915-1920
  • J. Napoléon Côté 1920-1927
  • J. Ferguson 1927-1931
  • J. Napoléon Côté 1931-1935
  • Joseph Ferguson 1935-1951
  • Joseph-Narcisse Rioux 1951-1970
  • Yves Packwood 1970-1971
  • Owen Gleeton 1971-1972
  • Paul-Roger Caron 1972-1978
  • Yvon Élément 1978-1981

See also
Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse
  • Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse & Foghorn Building
  • The walls are over seven feet thick at the base, tapering to three feet at the top.
  • Looking down from the lantern at the stairs that lead up the tower.
  • The light source is now an electric discharge lamp. This is an occulting light, a rhythmic light in which the duration of light in each period is longer than the total duration of darkness, accomplished by this vertical rotating shutter which periodically shades the light from view. In this case, the light shines for 15 seconds, and eclipses (goes dark) for 5 seconds, and repeats.
  • The rotating shutter periodically shades the light from view.
  • The lamp manufacturer's plaque: L. Sautter & Cie. Constructeurs A Paris.
  • The optic in the lantern, with the shoreline of the Gaspé Peninsula in the distance.
  • The optic in the lantern, with the shoreline of the Gaspé Peninsula and the St. Lawrence River in the distance.

References
  1. Anderson, Kraig. "Cap des Rosiers Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  3. Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. Cap-des-Rosiers Lighttower. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  5. Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database


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