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  2. Peggys Point Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The classic red-and-white lighthouse is still operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, and is situated on an extensive granite outcrop at Peggys Point, immediately south of the village and its cove. This lighthouse is one of the most-photographed structures in Atlantic Canada [3] and one of the most recognizable lighthouses in the world. [2]

  3. History of lighthouses in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Louisbourg Lighthouse was the first lighthouse in what was to become Canada (and the second in North America after the 1716 Boston Light). [1] It was constructed at the French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island in 1734, patterned after the 1682 Phare des Baleines at Saint-Clément-des-Baleines. The Louisbourg Lighthouse was ...

  4. List of lighthouses in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Sheringham Point Lighthouse Green Island Lighthouse, St. Lawrence middle estuary. This is a list of lighthouses in Canada.These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the St. Lawrence River watershed (including the Great Lakes), and on the Atlantic seaboard.

  5. 50 of the World's Most Breathtaking Views - AOL

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    Built in 1915, the Peggy's Point Lighthouse in Nova Scotia fits the bill and is among the most photographed lighthouses in Canada. Scramble over the rocks to savor the scenic coast and explore the ...

  6. Cape Spear - Wikipedia

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    The original Cape Spear lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and the location has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. [12] The original lighthouse building and the lightkeeper's residence have been restored to the period of 1839, and are open to the public. The visitor centre includes a gift shop.

  7. Cape North Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse was moved from Cape North, Nova Scotia to Ottawa, Ontario, where it was installed in the museum's Technology Park in 1980–81. Even with its modular design, moving the lighthouse was still a massive undertaking. [8] The lighthouse has since become an iconic symbol of Canadian maritime history.

  8. 30 lighthouses you have to visit in your lifetime - AOL

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  9. Point Amour Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    It is the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada, and the second tallest one in all of Canada, [2] reaching a height of 109 feet (33m). [3] The Point Amour Lighthouse was part of a series of four lighthouses built in the 1850s to allow for safer passage for the increased steamship travel between Europe and the new world at that time. [4]