Discovery Island Light

Discovery Island Lighthouse

Discovery Island Lighthouse
Location	Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	48.424610°N 123.225679°W / 48.424610; -123.225679
Tower
Constructed	1886 (first) 1958 (second)
Construction	concrete tower
Automated	1996
Height	11.5 metres (38 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red balcony and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park
Light
First lit	1970 (current)
Focal height	28 metres (92 ft)
Range	15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl 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.

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

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