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Cap des Rosiers Lighthouse

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Location
  
Gaspé Quebec Canada

Focal height
  
41.5 metres (136 ft)

Province
  
Québec

Year first constructed
  
1858

Height
  
34 m

Phone
  
+1 418-892-5767

Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse

Construction
  
limestone tower, faced with brick

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, red lantern and trim

Address
  
1331 Boulevard de Cap des Rosiers, Gaspé, QC G4X 6G7, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–4PMWednesday9AM–4PMThursday9AM–4PMFriday9AM–4PMSaturday9AM–4PMSunday9AM–4PMMonday9AM–4PMTuesday9AM–4PM

Similar
  
Île‑Verte Lighthouse, Pointe‑au‑Père Lighthouse, Percé Rock, Manoir Le Boutillier, Bonaventure Island

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

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

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.

Keepers

  • Eugène Trudeau 1856-1867
  • 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
  • References

    Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Wikipedia