Carmanah Point Light Station

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.

Carmanah Point Light Station
Carmanah Point Lighthouse
British Columbia
LocationCarmanah Point
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates48°36′42.1″N 124°45′04.7″W
Year first constructed1891 (first)
Year first lit1920 (current)
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red lantern house
Tower height11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height55.5 metres (182 ft)
Range37 kilometres (23 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5 s.
Admiralty numberG5288
CHS numberCCG 0180
NGA number13820
ARLHS numberCAN-120[1]
Managing agentCanadian Coast Guard
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse 

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. The area is said to be named for the upstream Nitinaht village. It is said the name means "thus far upstream".[2]:39

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-
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See also
  • List of lighthouses in British Columbia
  • Gibbs, Jim, Lighthouses of the Pacific, Philadelphia 1986 Schiffer ISBN 0-88740-054-X
  • List of lighthouses in Canada

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2


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