Plum Beach Light

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

Plum Beach Light ca. 1910
Location Narragansett Bay north of the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge
Coordinates 41°31′49″N 71°24′19″W / 41.5303°N 71.4052°WCoordinates: 41°31′49″N 71°24′19″W / 41.5303°N 71.4052°W[1]
Year first constructed 1897[2]
Deactivated 1941[2]
Foundation Iron caisson
Construction Cast iron/concrete
Tower shape

conical "sparkplug" tower

Plum Beach Lighthouse
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Other
Governing body Coast Guard
MPS Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
NRHP Reference # 88000281[3]
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

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Notes

  1. ↑ Anderson, Kraig. "Plum Beach, RI". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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