Île Greenly Lighthouse
Lighthouse on Greenly Island, Canada
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Île Greenly Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on Greenly Island, Canada. It was built in 1875-1878 by James Mowat of Chatham, New Brunswick.[1] In 1948, the lighthouse burned down in a fire.[2]
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| Location | Greenly Island, Quebec, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 51°22′29″N 57°11′26″W |
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| Construction | Wood, Metal |
| Automated | August 13, 1878 |
| Height | 70 ft |
History
[3] In 1875, Parliament allocated funds for the construction of a lighthouse on Greenly Island. Two years later, a contract for the project was awarded to James Mowat of Chatham, New Brunswick, for the amount of $5,290. The wooden lighthouse, painted fawn, featured a seventy-foot-tall octagonal tower integrated into one end of a rectangular, one-and-a-half-story keeper’s dwelling.[1] Louis Couillard de Beaumont was appointed as the first keeper of Greenly Island, and the light was officially activated on August 13, 1878. In 1948, the lighthouse was destroyed in a fire.[2] In 1983, a metal lighthouse was built to replace the original.[4]