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

Location Carmanah PointBritish ColumbiaCanada 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.

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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