The lighthouse guided seafarers into Liverpool Bay for 133 years until being decommissioned in 1989. Seventeen feet in height, its fixed white light was first lit on January 1, 1856. A park has been created at the site of the lighthouse and the adjacent defensive battery, which dates from the time of the American Revolution. Today, the lighthouse is seasonally open to visitors.
On September 12, 2005, the Fort Point Lighthouse was declared a Nova Scotia Provincial Heritage Property.
Situated in Liverpool on the South Shore, Fort Point Lighthouse Park is the site where deMonts and Champlain landed in 1604 and a Privateers’ fort that defended the town and the trading routes in the 18th Century. The park surrounding this Provincial Heritage Property is open year-round offering picnic tables, interpretive panels and a beautiful view of Liverpool Harbour and Coffin Island Lighthouse.
Fort Point Lighthouse has stood since 1855 and is open to visitors from June to October; guided tours with costumed interpreters and viewing binoculars are available. Heritage of the “Port of Privateers” is displayed in interpretive panels, models, and audiovisual presentations. Bus tours are welcome.
From Nova Scotia Attractions