Fox Point Lightouse

A light was established in 1912 at the south entrance of St. Anthony Harbour, replacing the original harbour light placed there in 1906. The white occulting light was installed in a cast-iron light tower, exhibited 20.5 meters (67 feet) above sea level, and was visible for 10 miles. A fog alarm was installed at the site in 1936, housed in a flat-roofed wooden building, and the light tower and fog alarm building were painted with red and white vertical stripes. W. Patey was the first keeper, and Joseph Boyd was keeper in 1938. In 1952 a new fog alarm was installed, and in 1955 provision was made for a new landing, storehouse, and outdoor toilet, while a bungalow was constructed the same year. Because the lighthouse was only a 20-minute walk from St. Anthony, the keeper’s children were able to attend school and the families could participate in social functions in the town. In 1960 the iron tower was replaced with a combined light tower and fog alarm building, a new aluminum lantern was installed, and the acetylene gas light was converted to station-generated electricity. A second dwelling was constructed in the early 1960s, when the lightkeepers were W. and B.S. Pynn. Commercial power reached the station in 1970. The site was de-staffed in July 1992 and re-staffed in July 2002. Two dwellings were acquired from the Canadian Government, one removed for residential purposes and the other used as a commercial property.

Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada