The Portlock Point Lighthouse
The Portlock Point Lighthouse, on the eastern extremity of the island, was built in 1895. It replaced a stake lighthouse built five years earlier. The light was automated the late 1960s and rebuilt in 1987. Portlock Point is now a part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.
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