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Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
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LocationToronto Islands
Coordinates43°36′49.2″N 79°23′07″W / 43.613667°N 79.38528°W / 43.613667; -79.38528
Tower
Constructed1808
Constructionstone tower
Height25 metres (82 ft)
Shapehexagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted gray stone tower, red lantern
OperatorCity of Toronto
Light
First lit1809
Deactivated1956

The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Begun in 1808, it is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of Toronto's oldest buildings. The lighthouse is perhaps best known for the demise of its first keeper, German-born John Paul Radelmüller, whose 1815 murder forms the basis of Toronto's most enduring ghost story. Recent research has verified many aspects of the traditional tale of his death and identified the soldiers charged with but ultimately acquitted of the crime.[1]

  1. ^ O'Keeffe, Eamonn (December 2015). "New Light on Toronto's Oldest Cold Case: The 1815 Murder of John Paul Radelmüller". Toronto: The Fife and Drum: 3–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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