This small building is a symbol of the semaphore built on the township’s wharfs in 1869.

This basic visual communication system was working with the help of a light mounted overhead. This light was used to guide the ships for their berthing manoeuvres.

Moreover, the semaphores were used to indicate clearer messages to the captains: space availability at the wharf, tidal levels, obstacles to avoid, wait before berthing, etc.

Several types of semaphores and lighthouses were used in Gaspé throughout the years, in line with the evolution of the signalling.