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Cape North relocated lighthouse tower
Cape North lighthouse tower, operated on the Nova Scotia coast until 1980 and then moved and reassembled at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
Identity role
- Root identityCape North Tower
The Cape North lighthouse tower is the single verified moving object followed by this journey.
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Heritage Journey
Cape North Tower
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- Reason code
- same_asset_heritage_journey
- Evidence
- Accepted
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Heritage place
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Currently displayed by Canada Science and Technology Museum
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- Reason code
- asset_currently_displayed_at
- Evidence
- Accepted
- Path
- HERITAGE-REL-000206, HERITAGE-REL-000207
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- See how this identity moved through timeCape North Tower — From Coast to Museum
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- Current hostCanada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawaaccepted
- Current locationCanada Science and Technology Museum1980accepted
Current reviewed location of the Cape North tower.
- Displayed atCanada Science and Technology Museum1980accepted
The reassembled Cape North tower is displayed at the museum.
- Installed atCape North Lighthouse1908accepted
The Cape North lighthouse tower entered service at the Nova Scotia site.
- Removed fromCape North Lighthouse1980accepted
The Cape North tower was removed from its operating site in 1980.
- Transferred ToCanada Science and Technology Museum1980accepted
The tower was moved to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
Timeline and Relations
- Installed at Cape North Lighthouse1908
The Cape North lighthouse tower entered service at the Nova Scotia site.
- Removed from Cape North Lighthouse1980
The Cape North tower was removed from its operating site in 1980.
- Transferred To Canada Science and Technology Museum1980
The tower was moved to the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
- Displayed at Canada Science and Technology Museum1980
The reassembled Cape North tower is displayed at the museum.
- Current location Canada Science and Technology Museum1980
Current reviewed location of the Cape North tower.
Asset Lifecycle Visualisation
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Asset lifecycle (5 events)
- Cape North relocated lighthouse tower installed at Cape North LighthouseSource: Cape North relocated lighthouse tower · Target: Cape North LighthouseSources: Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Heritage Lighthouseshigh
- Cape North relocated lighthouse tower removed from Cape North LighthouseSource: Cape North relocated lighthouse tower · Target: Cape North LighthouseSources: Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Heritage Lighthouseshigh
- Cape North relocated lighthouse tower transferred to Canada Science and Technology MuseumSource: Cape North relocated lighthouse tower · Target: Canada Science and Technology MuseumSources: Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Heritage Lighthouses, Canada Science and Technology Museum - Preparing for your visithigh
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Attribution
"Cape North relocated lighthouse tower" · LUX-ASSET-000671 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000671/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Cape North relocated lighthouse tower", LUX-ASSET-000671, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000671/, accessed 2026-07-30, archive v0.24.305.