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Carmanah Point Light Station

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Year first lit
  
1920 (current)

Characteristic
  
Fl W 5 s.

Opened
  
1920

Focal height
  
56 m

Year first constructed
  
1891

Construction
  
concrete tower

Height
  
11 m

Range
  
37,000 m

Province
  
British Columbia

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Location
  
Carmanah Point British Columbia Canada

Tower shape
  
octagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, red lantern house

Similar
  
Pachena Point Light, Cape Beale Light, West Coast Trail, Ballenas Islands, Estevan Point

Carmanah Point Light Station is a lighthouse on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance from the Pacific Ocean to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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History

The Carmanah Point Light Station was established in 1891. The first light was built of wood and was attached to the keeper's housing. The present tower was built in 1920 of concrete and remains in operation.

Keepers

  • William Phillip Daykin 1891–1912)
  • George Woodley 1912
  • Robert S. Daykin 1912–1917
  • James W. Davies 1917–1924
  • Thomas A. McNabb 1924–1930, 1944
  • John Alfred Hunting 1930–1931
  • Henry Seymour Briggs 1931–1934
  • Henry I. McKenzie 1935
  • G.M. Clark 1935
  • William Charles Copeland 1935–1940
  • Walter Calverly, 1940–1941
  • F.A. Mountain 1941-1946
  • Francis George Copeland 1946–1952
  • G.D. Wellard 1952-1958
  • Bert Pearce 1964–1969
  • Arthur Britton 1970–1976
  • Robert W. Noble 1976–1979
  • Don DeRousic 1979–1983
  • Dieter Losel 1983–1986
  • Jerry K. Etzkorn 1986–2016
  • Justine J. Etzkorn 2016-

    • References

    Carmanah Point Light Station Wikipedia
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