Île Greenly Lighthouse
.jpg) Île Greenly Lighthouse | |
| Location | Greenly Island, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°22′29″N 57°11′26″W / 51.374786°N 57.190653°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | Wood, Metal |
| Automated | August 13, 1878 |
| Height | 70 ft |
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]
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]
References
- 1 2 "Île Greenly Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- 1 2 Lighthouse webmaster - Geoffrey Baker - info@lhdigest.com. "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Greenly Island Light". www.foghornpublishing.com. Archived from the original on 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ↑ "Lighthouses of Canada: Northeastern Quebec". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ↑ "Effort to save historic lighthouse site on remote Quebec island up for $50K prize". CBC News. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2026.