Point Atkinson Lighthouse
| Point Atkinson Lighthouse | |
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The lighthouse is located to alert ships entering Burrard Inlet | |
| Location | West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Founder | W.H. Rourke |
| Built | 1914 |
| Governing body | District of West Vancouver |
| Website | District of West Vancouver: Lighthouse Park |
| Designated | May 18, 1974 |
| Reference no. | 12768 |
Point Atkinson Lighthouse was built in 1914 on granite boulders jutting out into Burrard Inlet in West Vancouver, Canada. The reinforced concrete structure replaces an earlier wood structure built in 1875. The concrete structure was considered at the time innovative in lighthouse design. It is now automated and still in use. [1]
The Point Atkinson Lighthouse may be reached by hiking the Valley Trail in Lighthouse Park.[2]
Lighthouse Park as seen from Altamont in the east
See also
- Lighthouse Park
- List of national historic sites of Canada
- Brockton Point
Notes
- ↑ "Point Atkinson Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada". HistoricPlaces. Parks Canada. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/Search.do?R=VE_1426&lang=en&ex=on Point Atkinson Lighthouse - Maintaining the Light : West Vancouver Museum and Archives
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Coordinates: 49°19′49″N 123°15′53″W / 49.3304°N 123.2646°W