Georges Island Lighthouse
# Georges Island Lighthouse

Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 on Georges Island in Nova Scotia, replacing an earlier tower built in 1876. The light-keeper's house remains standing a few hundred feet to the north. The lighthouse is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.

## History

The lighthouse was automated in 1972, and in 2005 the foghorn was decommissioned.

In the summer of 2006 the lighthouse was used by the U.S. Navy in training exercises.

## List of lighthouse keepers

* 1876–1920 Ross, Robert
* 1920–1946 Nolan, W.H.
* 1921 Ross, S.
* 1921 Ross, J.
* 1946 Bedgood, H.J.
* 1946 Edwards, E.J.
* 1946–1964 Matthews, Victor Maynard
* 1964–1972 Barkhouse, D.D.
