The Seacow Head Light is a lighthouse on the south-central coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, west of Central Bedeque. It was built in 1864.[2] The lighthouse was relocated in 1979 to avoid erosion. The lighthouse appeared in several episodes of the television series Road to Avonlea and was home to one of the series' main characters, Gus Pike.[3]
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| Location | Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°18′56.6″N 63°48′36.2″W / 46.315722°N 63.810056°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1864 |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Automated | 1959  |
| Height | 18.3 metres (60 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lacony and lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada, designated heritage place, heritage lighthouse |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 12s. |
| Type | Designated Heritage Place |
| Designated | 2012-10-03 |
| Reference no. | 7716[1] |
The name "Seacow Head" was given in reference to the walrus, formerly abundant in nearby waters, and is not connected with Steller's Sea Cow or other Sirenia.[4][5]
Keepers
edit- Malcolm MacFarlane 1865 – 1867
- Thomas P. Huestis 1867 – 1872
- James Wright 1872 – 1873
- Peter O’Ronaghan (Ranahan) 1873 – 1917
- E. O’Ronaghan 1917 – 1919
- Thomas J. Ranahan 1919 – 1946
- Walter Richards 1946 - 1959
- William Sherry 1959 - 1967[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seacow Head Lighthouse". Prince Edward Island Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ Road to Avonlea Filming Sites
- ^ Canadian Board on Geographical Names (1925). Place-names of Prince Edward Island with meanings. F.A. Acland. p. 48. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Gesner, Abraham (1847). Report of the Geological Survey of Prince Edward Island.
Sea-cows or Walrus were formerly numerous on this part of the shore, but they have long since disappeared.
- ^ "Lighthouse Society". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
External links
edit- Picture of Seacow Head Light Lighthouse Friends
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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