Big Tignish Light

Lighthouse

46°56′45.9″N 63°59′39.6″W / 46.946083°N 63.994333°W / 46.946083; -63.994333TowerConstructed1877 (first)Constructionwooden towerHeight8.2 metres (27 ft)Shapesquare truncated tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower with black horizontal band, red lantern and trimOperatorTignish Shore Community Council.^[1]LightFirst lit1881 (current)Deactivated1997Focal height10.7 metres (35 ft)

The Big Tignish Light is a lighthouse on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was built in 1881 but was deactivated in 1997. The unused lighthouse began to fall into disrepair, but it was relocated to the Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, where it was renovated and repainted.^[1]

Keepers

Isidore Chasson 1877-1881
Isidore Gaudet 1881-1894
J.S Richard 1894–1895
Fidele J. Gaudet 1895–1897
Agate Gaudet 1897–1912
D. Handrahan 1912–?
Jerome J. Perry 1923–1956
Alphonse Gaudet 1956–1962^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
^ Big Tignish Light Lighthouse Friends