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.
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]
discovery, island, light, house, active, lighthouse, built, 1886, pandora, hill, which, highest, point, discovery, island, province, british, columbia, canada, househouselocationvancouver, islandbritish, columbiacanadacoordinates48, 424610, 225679, 424610, 225. 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 Discovery Island LighthouseDiscovery Island LighthouseLocationVancouver IslandBritish ColumbiaCanadaCoordinates48 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 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe 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 editList of lighthouses in British Columbia List of lighthouses in Canada Discovery Island British Columbia Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park Captain E G BeaumontReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Canada Southern British Columbia The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved December 26 2015 http www discoveryisland ca discoveryisland caExternal links editAids 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 ParksPortals nbsp Canada nbsp Engineering nbsp This British Columbia lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Discovery Island Light amp oldid 1147178250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
