Point Atkinson Lighthouse

Point Atkinson was named by Capt. Vancouver on June 14, 1792. The wall of the original tower, built in 1874, still stands near the present tower, completed in 1912. The tower is 60 feet high, with its light 108 feet above high water; the light beam uses a 500 watt bulb and the foghorn has a range of 10 miles. The first white child born in West Vancouver at the lighthouse was James Atkinson Woodward on Apr. 25, 1876, son of first keeper Edwin Woodward. Lighthouse keepers were Edwin Woodward from 1875 to 1880, R. Wellwood in 1880, W. Erwin from 1880 to 1910, T. Grafton from 1910 to 1933, L. Grafton from 1933 to 1934, and E. Dawe from 1934 to 1961.

British Columbia · Canada