Discovery Island Light

48°25′29″N 123°13′32″W / 48.424610°N 123.225679°W / 48.424610; -123.225679TowerConstructed1886 (first)
1958 (second)Constructionconcrete towerAutomated1996 Height11.5 metres (38 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, red balcony and lanternPower sourcesolar power OperatorDiscovery Island Marine Provincial Park ^[1]LightFirst lit1970 (current)Focal height28 metres (92 ft)Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) CharacteristicFl W 5s.

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.^[2]

See also

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

References

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
• discoveryisland.ca
• Environment Canada - Discovery Island Lightstation Archived 2009-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Lighthouses of British Columbia - Discovery Island Lighthouse
• Discovery Island - BC Parks