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Big Tignish Light

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Year first constructed
  
1877 (first)

Deactivated
  
1997

Height
  
8.2 m

Province
  
Prince Edward Island

Year first lit
  
1881 (current)

Construction
  
wooden tower

Opened
  
1881

Big Tignish Light

Location
  
Prince Edward Island Canada

Tower shape
  
square frustum tower with balcony and lantern

The Big Tignish Light is a lighthouse on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was built in 1881, and was deactivated in 1997. The unused lighthouse began to fall into disrepair, but was relocated to the Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, where it was renovated and repainted.

Keepers

  • Isidore Chasson 1877-1881
  • Isidore Gaudet 1881-1894
  • J.S Richard 1894–1895
  • Fidele J. Gaudet 1895–1897
  • Agate Gaudet 1897–1912
  • D. Handrahan 1912–?
  • Jerome J. Perry 1923–1956
  • Alphonse Gaudet 1956–1962
  • References

    Big Tignish Light Wikipedia