Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse
In French: Phare de la jetée Ouest de Port Dover
Harbour Street, Simcoe
About Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse
Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse is Simcoe’s heritage lighthouse. Its record dates Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse to 1850.
The Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse is prominently located at the end of the west pier at the entrance to Port Dover Harbour, on Lake Erie. The lighthouse consists of an 8.6 metres (28 feet) square tapered wood-frame tower and square lantern. A foghorn protrudes from its south face. The lighthouse was originally used as a range light and later moved 18.3 metres (60 feet) from the middle to the end of the pier to serve as a harbour light.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Canada protects designated lighthouses under a 2008 act.
Finding Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse
Simcoe
To reach another historic place from here you will need more than a short walk.
Questions about Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse
Can you visit Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
What is Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse?
Since 2014, Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse has been a designated heritage lighthouse.
When was Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse built?
Work on Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse is recorded as 1850.
Is Port Dover West Pier Lighthouse protected?
Yes: the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act limits changes to it.
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