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The Seacow Head Light is a lighthouse on the south-central coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, west of Central Bedeque. It was built in 1864.[2] The lighthouse was relocated in 1979 to avoid erosion. The lighthouse appeared in several episodes of the television series Road to Avonlea and was home to one of the series' main characters, Gus Pike.[3]

Seacow Head Light

Location	Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Coordinates	46°18′56.6″N 63°48′36.2″W
Tower
Constructed	1864
Construction	wooden tower
Automated	1959
Height	18.3 metres (60 ft)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lacony and lantern
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, designated heritage place
Light
Focal height	27 metres (89 ft)
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 12s.
Prince Edward Island Heritage Place
Type	Designated Heritage Place
Designated	2012-10-03
Reference no.	7716[1]

The name "Seacow Head" was given in reference to the walrus, formerly abundant in nearby waters, and is not connected with Steller's Sea Cow or other Sirenia.[4][5]

Keepers

• Malcolm MacFarlane 1865 – 1867
• Thomas P. Huestis 1867 – 1872
• James Wright 1872 – 1873
• Peter O’Ronaghan (Ranahan) 1873 – 1917
• E. O’Ronaghan 1917 – 1919
• Thomas J. Ranahan 1919 – 1946
• Walter Richards 1946 - 1959
• William Sherry 1959 - 1967[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Prince Edward Island
• List of lighthouses in Canada

References

External links

• Picture of Seacow Head Light Lighthouse Friends
• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

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