[2] Lighthouse Point played a decisive role in both the Siege of 1745 and 1758 as, once captured, it provided a commanding gun battery location to bombard the fortress.

This lighthouse was badly damaged in 1758 during the Final Siege of Louisbourg and abandoned by the British after they demolished the fortress.

A square wooden lighthouse with a black stripe was built by the government of Nova Scotia in 1842.

The foundation remains visible today and has been excavated and stabilized by Parks Canada archaeologists.

The tower is a twin of the Georges Island Lighthouse in Halifax, Nova Scotia.