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Île-Verte Lighthouse on Île Verte in Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Quebec, was completed in 1809 and is the oldest lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence and the third oldest in Canada. Built for Trinity House in Quebec City as trade and navigation on the river expanded, it was among Canada’s first lighthouses and the first on the Saint Lawrence’s banks, helping make inland navigation safer. Its 17-metre masonry tower, with its cylindrical form and simple profile, became a prototype for other Saint Lawrence lighthouses. Kept in service for more than 160 years, it remains important for both its navigational history and its architectural legacy.
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