Hog Island Shoal Light

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Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hog Island Shoal Light (Rhode Island)
Hog Island Shoal Light
Location: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41°37′56″N 71°16′25″W / 41.63222, -71.27361Coordinates: 41°37′56″N 71°16′25″W / 41.63222, -71.27361
Built/Founded: 1901
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: March 30, 1988
NRHP Reference#: 88000282

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MPS: Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
Governing body: COAST GUARD

Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse, built in 1901, is a lighthouse on Hog Island, Rhode Island.

It was built to replace an automated light ship. The lighthouse was automated in 1963 and auctioned by the GSA as government surplus in 2006 to a private owner.

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
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