Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 on Georges Island in Nova Scotia, replacing an earlier tower built in 1876. The light-keeper's house remains standing a few hundred feet to the north. The lighthouse is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.

History

The lighthouse was automated in 1972, and in 2005 the foghorn was decommissioned.

Georges Island Lighthouse

In the summer of 2006 the lighthouse was used by the U.S. Navy in training exercises.

Georges Island Lighthouse

List of lighthouse keepers

1876–1920 Ross, Robert

1920–1946 Nolan, W.H. 1921 Ross, S. 1921 Ross, J. 1946 Bedgood, H.J. 1946 Edwards, E.J. 1946–1964 Matthews, Victor Maynard 1964–1972 Barkhouse, D.D.

Georges Island Lighthouse

See also

List of lighthouses in Canada

References

External links

Georges Island Lighthouse at the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society

Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

Lighthouses completed in 1876

Lighthouses completed in 1917

Lighthouses in Nova Scotia