Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse
Also known as: Burlington Canal Main (Burlington Canal Range Rear)
The Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse, a cylindrical stone tower 17 meters high, was built in 1858. It has remained unpainted, with its lantern painted a rusty brown. Although the lighthouse was first lit in 1837, it ceased operations in 1961. Since then, preservation efforts have been ongoing, with the Beach Canal Lighthouse Group organizing in 2003 to advocate for its future. Subsequent years saw studies, funding agreements for planning, and the replacement of the keeper's cottage roof. Ownership was transferred to the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority in January 2022, with plans for relocation and restoration.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant for guiding vessels through the Burlington Canal, a key navigational passage, and its builder, John Brown, also constructed the Imperial Towers of Lake Huron.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- unpainted, lantern rusty brown
- Material
- stone
Structure: round stone tower with lantern and gallery, unpainted; lantern is a rusty brown
Location
- City
- Hamilton
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Sea Region
- Burlington Canal
- Latitude
- 43.2984°
- Longitude
- -79.7952°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1858
- First Lit
- 1837
Significant events: Inactive since 1961, Beach Canal Lighthouse Group organized late 2003, engineers studied tower September 2004, City of Hamilton agreed to provide $50,000 for detailed planning October 2007, city rejected plan to acquire lighthouse December 2011, group submitted business plan 2013, group replaced roof of keeper's cottage 2014, Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) proposed to take ownership summer 2017, Department announced plan to transfer light station to HOPA June 2021, transfer took place January 2022
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hamilton(0.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-063
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