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Hooper Strait Lighthouse:
Moved here in 1966, this lighthouse was originally located on the treacherous waters of Hooper Strait. Like all of the Bay's lighthouses, it was essential as traffic on the Bay grew, directing ships through the shoals and aiding ships in determining their location.
This was the second lighthouse at Hooper Strait: the first one was destroyed by ice. Built in 1879, it was occupied by lighthouse keepers for seventy-five years.
Two men maintained the "light" in the Hooper Strait Lighthouse. The keeper's duties included maintaining the building, standing watch all night to make sure the light was lit, and ringing the fog bell during foggy weather. |