Discovery Island Light

Discovery Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse built in 1886 on Pandora Hill which is the highest point on Discovery Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Discovery Island Lighthouse
Discovery Island Lighthouse
British Columbia
LocationVancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates48.424610°N 123.225679°W / 48.424610; -123.225679
Year first constructed1886 (first)
1958 (second)
Year first lit1970 (current)
Automated1996 
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Tower height11.5 metres (38 ft)
Focal height28 metres (92 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range15 nautical mile 
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Admiralty numberG5334
CHS numberCCG 0216
NGA number13684
ARLHS numberCAN-160
Managing agentDiscovery Island Marine Provincial Park [1]

History

The government appointed Richard Brinn to be the first lighthouse keeper. His daughter Mary Ann Croft assisted him. In 1902 after her father died Mary Ann Croft was officially appointed the lighthouse keeper, when she became the first female lighthouse keeper in Canada. In 1932 Croft retired, and moved to Victoria with a pension of $43 a month. She had spent a total of 46 years living on the island. In 1996 the lighthouse was automated after having been manned for 110 years. On September 3, 2004 the foghorn at the lighthouse was deactivated and removed from the station. Today nobody lives on the island and the lighthouse buildings are deteriorating.[2]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. http://www.discoveryisland.ca | discoveryisland.ca


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.