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From 1859 to 1997, the light and sound produced by the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse guided thousands of ships. For over 50 years the site was also the official base for pilots plying the St. Lawrence Estuary. In 1974 it was designated as a national historic site in view of its dual contribution to Canadian maritime history. A circa 1956 view of the lighthouse station identifies the 1909 lighthouse, lightkeeper's house, assistant lightkeeper's house, garage, foghorn building, skeleton tower, and electronic signal.
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