Point Riche Lighthouse
| File:Port aux Choix lighthouse.jpg Point Riche Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Port au Choix Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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| Constructed | 1871 (first) |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Height | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red balcony and lantern |
| Operator | Port au Choix National Historic Site of Canada [1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1892 (current) |
| Focal height | 29 metres (95 ft) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
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Point Riche Lighthouse, located in Port au Choix, Newfoundland in Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province, is a "pepperpot" lighthouse that was built in 1892 and is still active. The current lighthouse was built on the grounds of a previous lighthouse that was constructed in 1870 and destroyed by a fire in 1890.[2] The current lighthouse has a white wooden tower with a octagonal pyramid shape and a red lantern room. Diesel generators were installed in 1968 followed by electricity and automation two years later.[2] The structure is 19 metres (62 ft) tall. Its light characteristic is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 29 metres (95 ft).[1] It is maintained by the Port au Choix National Historic Site.
The keeper's dwelling was rebuilt in 1908 and burned down in a fire in 1998. The foundation still stands where the dwelling used to be.[2]
The lighthouse was designated as a Federal Heritage Building in 1991.[3]
Keepers
[edit | edit source]- Eugene Roy 1871–1881
- Ferdinand Lemieux 1881–1896
- Narcisse Breton 1896–1926
- Joseph N. Romeo Breton 1926–1927
- Joseph Narcisse Gaudias Breton 1927–1959
- John Lawrence Rumbolt 1959–at least 1962[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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