Point Atkinson Lighthouse
| Point Atkinson Lighthouse | |
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The lighthouse is located to alert ships entering Burrard Inlet | |
| Location | West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Founder | W.H. Rourke |
| Built | 1914 |
| Governing body | District of West Vancouver |
| Website | District of West Vancouver: Lighthouse Park |
| Designated | May 18, 1974 |
| Reference no. | 12768 |
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| Location |
Burrard Inlet West Vancouver British Columbia Canada |
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| Year first constructed | 1875 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1912 (current) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal frustum six ribbed tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red balcony and lantern |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Focal height | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 5s. |
| Admiralty number | G5426 |
| CHS number | CCG 0386 |
| NGA number | 12972 |
| ARLHS number | CAN-387 |
| Managing agent | West Vancouver Lighthouse Park [1] |
Point Atkinson Lighthouse was built in 1914 on granite boulders jutting out into Burrard Inlet in West Vancouver, Canada. The reinforced concrete structure replaces an earlier wood structure built in 1875. The concrete structure was considered at the time innovative in lighthouse design. It is now automated and still in use. [2]
The Point Atkinson Lighthouse may be reached by hiking the Valley Trail in Lighthouse Park.[3]
Keepers
- Edward Woodward 1874–1877
- Robert G. Wellwood 1877–1880
- Walter Erwin 1880–1910
- Thomas David Grafton 1910–1933
- Lawrence Walter Grafton 1933–1935
- Ernest Charles Dawe 1935–1961
- Gordon Odlum 1961–1976
- James Barr 1976–1978
- Oscar Edwards 1978–1980
- Gerald D. Watson 1980–1996
- Donald Graham 1980–1996[4]
See also
- List of lighthouses in British Columbia
- Lighthouse Park
- List of national historic sites of Canada
- Brockton Point
Notes
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Point Atkinson Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada". HistoricPlaces. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/Search.do?R=VE_1426&lang=en&ex=on Point Atkinson Lighthouse - Maintaining the Light : West Vancouver Museum and Archives
- ↑ Point Atkinson Lighthouse Lighrhouse Friends
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Point Atkinson Lighthouse. |
Lighthouse Park as seen from Altamont in the east
Coordinates: 49°19′49″N 123°15′53″W / 49.3304°N 123.2646°W
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