Discovery Island Light

Discovery Island Lighthouse

File:Discovery Island Marine Park 2709638692 a7059ec9af o.jpg Discovery Island Lighthouse
British Columbia
Location	Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Coordinates
Year first constructed	1886 (first) 1958 (second)
Year first lit	1970 (current)
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower, red balcony and lantern
Height	11.5 metres (38 ft)
Focal height	28 metres (92 ft)
Light source	solar power
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number	G5334
CHS number	CCG 0216
NGA number	13684
ARLHS number	CAN-160
Managing agent	Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park

Discovery Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse built in 1886 on Pandora Hill which is the highest point on Discovery Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

History

The government appointed Richard Brinn to be the first lighthouse keeper. His daughter Mary Ann Croft assisted him. In 1902 after her father died Mary Ann Croft was officially appointed the lighthouse keeper, when she became the first female lighthouse keeper in Canada. In 1932 Croft retired, and moved to Victoria with a pension of $43 a month. She had spent a total of 46 years living on the island. In 1996 the lighthouse was automated after having been manned for 110 years. On September 3, 2004 the foghorn at the lighthouse was deactivated and removed from the station. Today nobody lives on the island and the lighthouse buildings are deteriorating.

See also

• List of lighthouses in British Columbia
• Discovery Island (British Columbia)
• Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park
• Captain E.G. Beaumont

References

• This article contains text copied from discoveryisland.ca, a source released under the licensing terms of GFDL

External links

• Canadian Coast Guard
• discoveryisland.ca
• Environment Canada - Discovery Island Lightstation
• Lighthouses of British Columbia - Discovery Island Lighthouse
• Discovery Island - BC Parks