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  2. Gibraltar Point Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Hanlan's Point, the most westerly of the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] Begun in 1808, it is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of Toronto's oldest buildings. The lighthouse is perhaps best known for the demise of its first keeper, German-born ...

  3. Ile Parisienne Light - Wikipedia

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    Fl W 10s. The Ile Parisienne Light was built in 1911 on the southern tip of remote Ile Parisienne in the middle of Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior on a major shipping lane for ingress/egress to the Soo Locks. [2][3][4][5] It is now a well-known landmark to shipping traffic and pleasure craft. The light is automated and remains seasonally active.

  4. Point Abino Light Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Point Abino Light Tower is a lighthouse on the rocky north shore of Lake Erie at the southern tip of Point Abino peninsula west of Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.The Greek Revival white square tower with red accents is attached to the fog alarm building, and a lighthouse keeper's residence is located on the shore to the north.

  5. Cove Island Light - Wikipedia

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    The Cove Island Light, at Gig Point on the island, is located in Fathom Five National Marine Park, but is not part of the Park. It is situated on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It has been a navigational aid in the narrow channel between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay since 30 October 1858. It was the first of six stone Imperial Towers to ...

  6. History of lighthouses in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The recently restored lighthouse at Brandy Pot Island near Riviere du Loup (PQ) dates from 1862, the same year a wooden lighthouse was built on Bellechasse Island. Kivas Tully designed a Lighthouse and Keeper's House, at Queen's Wharf, Tonronto, Ontario, in 1861. The lighthouse was relocated in 1929 at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Fleet Street.

  7. Kincardine Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Kincardine Lighthouse. Kincardine, Ontario. Fl R 5s. The Kincardine Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Kincardine, Ontario, near the mouth of the Penetangore River. Built in 1881, it is 24.4 metres (74 feet) tall and was built above the light keeper's home. The tower is eight sided and sits on a stone foundation.

  8. Chantry Island Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Chantry Island Lighthouse. Fl W 4s. The Chantry Island Lighthouse, officially known as Chantry Island Lightstation Tower, is a lightstation on Chantry Island, off the coast of Southampton, Ontario in Lake Huron. It was constructed in the years 1855 through to 1859, by John Brown of Thorold, Ontario, under the authority of the Province of Canada ...

  9. List of lighthouses in Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Big Tub Lighthouse. Lake Huron. Southwestern Ontario. Tobermory 45°15′27″N 81°40′22″W. /  45.25750°N 81.67278°W  / 45.25750; -81.67278. 1885. Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse. Detroit River. Southwestern Ontario.