Point Riche Lighthouse, located in
Port au Choix
Port au Choix or Port aux Choix (,
; from misanalyzed to mean 'choice port', from eu, Portutxoa , meaning 'little port') is a town in the Canada, Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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, Newfoundland in
Canada
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's
Newfoundland and Labrador
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province, is a
"pepperpot" lighthouse that was built in 1892 and is still active. The white wooden tower is octagonal pyramidal in shape, the lantern room is painted red. The structure is tall. Its
light characteristic
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is a flash every 5 seconds, emitted at a
focal plane
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height of . It is maintained by the
Port au Choix National Historic Site.
The keeper's dwelling burned down in the 1970s.
Keepers
*Eugene Roy 1871–1881
*Ferdinand Lemieux 1881–1896
*Narcisse Breton 1896–1926
*Joseph N. Romeo Breton 1926–1927
*Joseph Narcisse Gaudias Breton 1927–1959
*John Lawrence Rumbolt 1959–at least 1962
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See also
*List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a list of lighthouses in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
References
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External links
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* List of lighthouses in Canada
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References
External links
Aids to Navigation
''Canadian Coast Guard''
Lighthouses completed in 1892
Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
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