Point Prim Light

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Point Prim, Prince Edward Island

Built: 1846

Automated: 1969

This 18 meter (60 foot) brick tower is the oldest lighthouse on Prince Edward Island and the only round brick lighthouse in Canada. It sits at the eastern side of the entrance to Hillsborouth Bay from Northumberland Strait. It is still active and also open for the public to climb.

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This article was last modified on 9/2/2009.