Near Murray Harbour in Kings County, Prince Edward Island — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Cape Bear

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1. Cape Bear Marker

Inscription. John Whalen built the square tapered, 12.4 m Cape Bear Lighthouse in 1881. In 1947, it was moved back from eroding cliffs. Ewart A. Keeping was lightkeeper from 1926-1959. The attached dwelling was removed in 1960. The Marconi Wireless Station was established in 1905. Keeping contact with the ice-breaker, Stanley and Minto, linking Pictou, N.S., and Charlottetown and Georgetown, PEI was its main purpose until 1922. Here, Thomas Barlett was the first to hear the Titanic's distress signal as it sank off Newfoundland. A museum is on the original site of the Marconi Station.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 46° 0.221′ N, 62° 27.469′ W. Marker is near Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, in Kings County. It can be reached from Black Brook Road 0.3 kilometers north of Cape Bear Road (Prince Edward Island Route 18), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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42 Black Brook Rd, Murray Harbour PE C0A 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Points East Coastal P. E. I.

It is also in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murray Harbour War Memorial (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); The “Harbour” / Le « Harbour » (approx. 5.1 kilometers away); Cape Bear Lighthouse / Phare de Cape Bear (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Getting the Train to the Track / L’Arrivée du Train sur la Voie Ferrée (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); The Fishery at Murray Harbour / La Pêche À Murray Harbour (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); The Murray Harbour Branch / L’Embranchement Menant À Murray Harbour (approx. 11.7 kilometers away); Heritage Lighthouse / Phare Patrimonial (approx. 15.7 kilometers away); Georgetown’s New Railway Station / Nouvelle gare ferroviaire de Georgetown (approx. 20.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murray Harbour.

Also see . . .
1. Cape Bear Lighthouse.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 30, 2007

2. Cape Bear Marker

History, details and photographs of the lighthouse. (Lighthouse Freinds) (Submitted on May 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Cape Bear Lighthouse. Description, heritage value and character-defining elements of the beacon. (Parks Canada) (Submitted on May 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.