Cape Tryon Lighthouse
Heritage Lighthouse
Park Corner, Prince Edward Island
Corner view
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Address :
Cape Tryon Road, Cape Tryon, Park Corner, Prince Edward Island
Recognition Statute:
Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act (S.C. 2008, c 16)
Designation Date:
2015-04-16
Dates:
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1967 to 1967
(Construction)
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1905 to 1905
(Established)
Description of Historic Place
The Cape Tryon Lighthouse is a 12.5 metres (40 feet) square, tapered, wooden lighthouse that sits atop a red sandstone cliff to the north of the village of French River, guiding mariners and their vessels along the northern coast of Prince Edward Island between Richmond Bay and New London. The lighthouse was built as an automated light to warn vessels of the shallow water that extends out a considerable distance from shore. It is painted in the traditional white with red accents. Built in 1967, it is the second lighthouse on the site.