Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia

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The Cape Forchu Lighthouse

Cape Forchu (/fɔːrˈʃuː/ for-SHOO)[1] is a Canadian fishing community and headland of the same name in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

History[]

During the 17th and 18th centuries, fishing, water transportation and trade were essential to everyday life in Cape Forchu. During the American Revolution, in December 1775, American privateers took four vessels at Cape Forchu and took the people of the hamlet prisoners.[2][3] During the 19th century, Yarmouth Harbour became a major port of registry for sailing ships and by the late 19th century, it was the second largest port of registry in Canada.

Shipwrecks were common along the shoreline and it was recommended by Colonel Robert Morse in 1874 that a chain of lighthouses should be built along the shores of Nova Scotia hence the construction of the Cape Forchu Lighthouse in 1840. This light station was replaced in 1962 with the "apple core" - a concrete tower. Since 2000, the original fresnel lens used at the lighthouse is located at the Yarmouth County Museum. At Cape Forchu there is an outcrop of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.[4]

The 2019 film The Lighthouse, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, was shot almost entirely on Cape Forchu.[5] For the exteriors shots, producers built a full-scale, 70-foot lighthouse tower on the cape that could withstand 120-kilometer winds.[6]

Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia
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Cape Forchu in Nova Scotia

References[]

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  2. ^ Shortt, Adam; Doughty, Arthur G. (1914). Canada and its provinces; a history of the Canadian people and their institutions. p. 219. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ Naval Documents of The American Revolution, Volume 3 (PDF). Washington: United States Government Printing Office. 1968. p. 108. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Redfern, Ron (2000). Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans and Life. Cassell & Co. p. 98. ISBN 9780304354030. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "The Lighthouse". IMDB. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "The Lighthouse: Trivia". IMDB. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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Coordinates: 43°48′25″N 66°09′30″W / 43.80694°N 66.15833°W / 43.80694; -66.15833


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