Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia

Cape Forchu, Nova Scotia

Cape Forchu (2001 pop.: 79) is a Canadian fishing village and headland of the same name, a few kilometres southwest of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

During the 17th and 18th centuries fishing, water transportation and trade were essential to everyday life in Cape Forchu. During the 19th century Yarmouth Harbour became a major port of registry for sailing ships and by the late 1800s, 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.

External links

* [http://www.grassroutes.com/yarmouth/villages/capeforc/index.htm Cape Forchu info from Yarmouth.org]
* [http://www.lorneslights.com/NS/ns131.html Cape Forchu Lighthouse info from Lorneslights.com]
* [http://www.destination-ns.com/common/trails/areaid.asp?AreaID=1A Cape Forchu population info]


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