Point Riche Lighthouse
The weather was dismal.
I ventured outside, walking into pouring rain to photograph this lighthouse, hoping and praying that my camera would not get too wet.
"Fishing and occupancy rights from Cape Bonavista to Point Riche, an area known as the French Shore, belonged to the French from 1713 until 1763, when the region was redefined as being from Cape St. John to Cape Ray. The treaties of Utrecht (1713), Paris (1763), and Versailles (1783) served to define the rights granted to the French, but tensions increased as Newfoundland sought to eliminate a foreign presence on its shores and France fought to maintain is historic privileges. In 1904, France finally surrendered its rights to the Newfoundland shore.
At the conclusion of the Seven Years' War in 1763, James Cook was called upon to survey the Newfoundland coast to help delineate the areas where the French could fish." lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1275
Point Riche Lighthouse
The weather was dismal.
I ventured outside, walking into pouring rain to photograph this lighthouse, hoping and praying that my camera would not get too wet.
"Fishing and occupancy rights from Cape Bonavista to Point Riche, an area known as the French Shore, belonged to the French from 1713 until 1763, when the region was redefined as being from Cape St. John to Cape Ray. The treaties of Utrecht (1713), Paris (1763), and Versailles (1783) served to define the rights granted to the French, but tensions increased as Newfoundland sought to eliminate a foreign presence on its shores and France fought to maintain is historic privileges. In 1904, France finally surrendered its rights to the Newfoundland shore.
At the conclusion of the Seven Years' War in 1763, James Cook was called upon to survey the Newfoundland coast to help delineate the areas where the French could fish." lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1275