Prudence Island Light

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Year first constructed	1852
Year first lit	1823 on Goat Island moved here in 1851
Foundation	Natural / emplaced
Construction	Granite blocks
Tower shape	Octagonal tower
Markings / pattern	White
Focal height	28 feet (8.5 m)
Original lens	5th order Fresnel lens, 1852
Current lens	250mm
Range	6 nm
Characteristic	Flashing green, 6 seconds
Fog signal	None
Admiralty number	J0566
ARLHS number	USA-675
USCG number	1-18125 ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Prudence Island Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°36′21.1″N 71°18′12.7″W / 41.605861°N 71.303528°W / 41.605861; -71.303528Coordinates: 41°36′21.1″N 71°18′12.7″W / 41.605861°N 71.303528°W / 41.605861; -71.303528
Built	1851
Architect	Vaugh,H.; Stanley,I.N., & Brother
Architectural style	No Style Listed
Governing body	US Coast Guard
MPS	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference #	88000270 ^[4]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1988

The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state. Sandy Point is nicknamed Chibacoweda, meaning "little place separated by a passage", because the location is a little more than one mile offshore.

History

The lighthouse was constructed in 1823 and originally sat on a dike off Goat Island further south in the Bay, where the Newport Harbor Light stands today. In 1851 the lighthouse was transported to Prudence Island where it remains. It is one the few lighthouses in the United States to retain its original bird-cage lantern.

In the 1938 New England hurricane, five people, including the lighthouse keeper's wife, were washed out to sea and drowned when the keeper's house was swept away. The keeper was also washed into the sea, but was thrown back ashore and survived.^[2]

References

↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 170.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
↑ Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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