Long Point Lighthouse

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Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse
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Long Point Lighthouse
Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse is located in Newfoundland
Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse
Long Point (Twillingate) Lighthouse
Newfoundland
Location Crow Head
Twillingate Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada Canada
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Year first constructed 1876
Construction concrete-encased brick tower
Tower shape square prism base and octagonal prism upper tower with balcony and tower
Markings / pattern red tower, white balcony and lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 101 metres (331 ft)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number H0640
CHS number CCG 358
NGA number 1272
ARLHS number CAN-285
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [1]

Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland.[2] The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate.

Keepers

  • Samuel Roberts 1875–1893
  • R.E. Roberts 1893–1896
  • R.S. Roberts 1897–1912
  • John and George Roberts 1932-?
  • Edgar Sharpe 1952–1980
  • Allan Roberts 1969–1984
  • Barry Porter 1984-1988 and 2003-?
  • Jack May 1988–2004[3]

See also

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References

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  3. Long Point Lighthouse Lighthouse Friends

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