Carmanah Point Light Station is a lighthouse on the southwest coast of
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest by ...
at the entrance from the
Pacific Ocean
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to the
Strait of Juan de Fuca
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.
History
The Carmanah Point Light Station was established in 1891. The first light was built of wood and was attached to the keeper's housing. The present tower was built in 1920 of concrete and remains in operation. The area is said to be named for the upstream
Nitinaht village. It is said the name means "thus far upstream".
Keepers
*William Phillip Daykin 1891–1912)
*George Woodley 1912
*Robert S. Daykin 1912–1917
*James W. Davies 1917–1924
*Thomas A. McNabb 1924–1930, 1944
*John Alfred Hunting 1930–1931
*Henry Seymour Briggs 1931–1934
*Henry I. McKenzie 1935
*G.M. Clark 1935
*William Charles Copeland 1935–1940
*Walter Calverly, 1940–1941
*F.A. Mountain 1941-1946
*Francis George Copeland 1946–1952
*G.D. Wellard 1952-1958
*Bert Pearce 1964–1969
*Arthur Britton 1970–1976
*Robert W. Noble 1976–1979
*Don DeRousic 1979–1983
*Dieter Losel 1983–1986
*Jerry K. Etzkorn 1986–2016
*Justine J. Etzkorn 2016-
See also
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List of lighthouses in British Columbia
*Gibbs, Jim, ''Lighthouses of the Pacific'', Philadelphia 1986 Schiffer
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List of lighthouses in Canada
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References
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External links
Aids to Navigation''Canadian Coast Guard''
Lighthouses completed in 1891
Lighthouses completed in 1920
Lighthouses in British Columbia
1891 establishments in British Columbia
Heritage sites in British Columbia
Lighthouses on the Canadian Register of Historic Places
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