{"id":200869,"date":"2021-01-08T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csce.dev\/en\/?post_type=historic_site&p=200869"},"modified":"2022-07-07T09:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T13:43:02","slug":"lighthouses-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-nl","status":"publish","type":"historic_site","link":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/historic-site\/lighthouses-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-nl\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador, NL."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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Cape Spear Lighthouse. (Source: commons.wikimedia.org)<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Site Location: Cape Spear Lighthouse. Lat.: 47\u00b0 \u2013 31\u2019 \u2013 12\u201d N.; Long.: 52\u00b0 \u2013 37\u2019 \u2013 25\u201d W. (GPS: 47.51994, -52.6235903) Heading south west on Water Street, pass the Railway Coastal Museum and continue 0.8 km. Turn left (east) on Blackhead Road, and follow it for 14.2 km to the lighthouse.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Plaque Location: The plaque is temporarily in storage at the Canadian Coast Guard Alumni Association Art Gallery at Cape Spear. It is hoped that it will soon be mounted outside for public display.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Description: Increasing marine activity during the 19th<\/sup> century necessitated the establishment of a chain of lighthouses along the coast of Newfoundland, then a British colony. A Board of Lighthouse Commissioners was established in 1832 that was advised, from 1874 onwards, by Trinity House, the Northern Lighthouse Board of Scotland, and the distinguished lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson. Most of these structures or their replacements still exist and those at Cape Spear (1836) (above) and Cape Bonavista (1843) (see International Sites) are now historic museums.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Lobster Cove Head Lightstation, Rocky Harbour. (Source: Canadian Coast Guard)<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Ferryland Lighthouse. (Source: Canadian Coast Guard)<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Historic Significance: Lighthouses, built at strategically scattered remote coastal sites, are both technically functional and architecturally beautiful, and so are reminders of our rich maritime history. Before 1910, when Newfoundland was a British colony, nearly all of its economy was dependent upon the sea. At this time, international shipping lanes were also crucial to the Canadian economy. Thus, the demand for safe navigable waters grew, increasing the need for lighthouses along both Newfoundland and Canadian coasts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The first lightstation in Newfoundland & Labrador was constructed in 1813 at Fort Amherst near \u201cthe narrows\u201d, the entrance to St. John\u2019s Harbour. Cape Spear Lighthouse (1836) is the most easterly lighthouse in North America and the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador. The site is a National Historic Site of Canada.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Plaque detail. (Source: G. Cantwell)<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Plaque Wording: CSCE. National Civil Engineering Historic Site. THE LIGHTHOUSES OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. A tribute to the civil engineers and all who designed, constructed, operated and continue to maintain the historic network of lighthouses in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. During the 19th<\/sup> Century, the colony\u2019s economy was dependent upon the sea. The increasing marine activity necessitated the establishment of a chain of lighthouses along its coasts. To this end, a Board of Lighthouse Commissioners was established in 1832 and was advised by Trinity House, the Northern Lighthouse Board of Scotland, and the distinguished lighthouse engineer, Robert Stevenson. Between 1832 and 1890, forty-four lighthouses were built, often in challenging circumstances. Most of these structures or their replacements still exist. Those at Cape Spear (1836) and Cape Bonavista (1843) are now museums commemorating the rich maritime history of the province. Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. 2009.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

SCGC. Site Historique National de G\u00e9nie Civil. LES PHARES DE TERRE-NEUVE ET LABRADOR. En hommage aux ing\u00e9nieurs civils et \u00e0 toutes les personnes qui ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la conception, \u00e0 la construction et \u00e0 l\u2019entretien du r\u00e9seau historique de phares de terre-neuve-et-labrador. Au cours du 19e si\u00e8cle, l\u2019\u00e9conomie de la colonie reposait sure la mer. L\u2019activit\u00e9 maritime en pleine croissance a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 l\u2019am\u00e9nagement d\u2019une s\u00e9rie de phares de long des c\u00f4tes. \u00c0 cette fin, le \u00abBoard of Lighthouse Commissioners\u00bb a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1832, et il fut conseill\u00e9 par le \u00abTrinity House\u00bb, la \u00abNorthern Lighthouse Board of Scotland\u00bb et le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre ing\u00e9nieur sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans le domaine des phares, Robert Stevenson. Entre 1832 et 1890, quarante-quatre phares furent ainsi construits, souvent dans des circonstances pr\u00e9sentant de grands d\u00e9fis. La plupart de ces \u00e9difices existent encore de nos jours. Le phare du Cap Spear (1836) ainsi que le phare du Cap Bonavista (1843) sont devenus des mus\u00e9es historiques comm\u00e9morant le riche patrimoine maritime de la province.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Plaque Unveiling Ceremony: The plaque was unveiled on May 29, 2009 at Cape Spear Lighthouse by: Guy Gosselin, CSCE President: Jerry Duggan, Canadian Coast Guard Alumni Association, and Ray Browne, A\/Assistant Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard. Alistair MacKenzie, of the CSCE National History Committee and Ray Browne shared Master of Ceremony duties. Reg Wallace, Chair of the CSCE National History Committee described the historic sites commemoration program and Dave Taylor of Parks Canada briefly discussed the history of the lighthouses of Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Links to Online Documentation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Edward F. Bush, \u201cThe Canadian Lighthouse\u201d, Parks Canada, 2006.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Canadian Coast Guard NL Alumni Association homepage.<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Site Location: Cape Spear Lighthouse. Lat.: 47\u00b0 \u2013 31\u2019 \u2013 12\u201d N.; Long.: 52\u00b0 \u2013 37\u2019 \u2013 25\u201d W. (GPS: 47.51994, -52.6235903) Heading south west on Water Street, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22598,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","classification":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/200869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/historic_site"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22598"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200869"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/200869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211035,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/historic_site\/200869\/revisions\/211035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.csce.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=200869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}