Plum Beach Light

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This article is about a historic lighthouse in Rhode Island. For the range lights in Wisconsin, see Plum Island Range Lights. For the historic lighthouse in New York State, see Plum Island Light.

Plum Beach Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Plum Beach Lighthouse, in ca. 1910

Location	North Kingston, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°31′48″N 71°24′20″W / 41.53000°N 71.40556°W / 41.53000; -71.40556Coordinates: 41°31′48″N 71°24′20″W / 41.53000°N 71.40556°W / 41.53000; -71.40556
Built	1897
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Other
Governing body	Coast Guard
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference #	88000281 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

Plum Beach Light (Lighthouse), built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering. A granite base was added in 1922. The light was deactivated in 1941 when the first Jamestown Bridge was built. The light became dilapidated until 1999 when the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse received ownership of the lighthouse. The lighthouse is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2003 the Plum Beach Lighthouse's exterior was completely restored and its beacon re-activated soon after and is now licensed as a Coast Guard Private Aid to Navigation. The Friends of the Plum Beach Lighthouse designed, submitted and introduced an official License Plate to be distributed to any Rhode Island private passenger registration. The extremely popular plates have sold over 7000 sets since they were released in July 2010. The plate can be seen at http://www.pblplate.org

Gallery

U.S. Coast Guard photo
Viewed from a boat, 2007
Viewed from a boat, 2007

References and links

Lighthouse pics and info

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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