Pomham Rocks Light
 Pomham Rocks Light in 2007, viewed from a boat. | |
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| Location | Riverside Rd., East Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°WCoordinates: 41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°W |
| Year first constructed | 1871 |
| Year first lit | 1871 |
| Automated | 1974 |
| Deactivated | 1974-2006 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Wood |
| Tower shape | Octagonal on square house |
| Markings / pattern | White with black lantern and red roof on house |
| Focal height | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Original lens | 6th order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm) |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed Red |
| Fog signal | none |
| Admiralty number | J0602 |
| ARLHS number | USA-643 |
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Pomham Rocks Light Station | |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Governing body | U.S. Coast Guard |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR (AD) |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000001 [4] |
| Added to NRHP | July 09, 1979 |
Pomham Rocks Light (also known as "Pomham Lighthouse") is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards (180 m) off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island.
The light was established in 1871. The light was one of a group of New England lighthouses built to the same plan after an award winning design by a Vermont architect. Nearly identical lights were constructed at Sabin Point, Rose Island, and Colchester Reef. Pomham Lighthouse was deactivated from 1974 to 2006, but relighted on July 30, 2006. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Pomham Rocks Light Station on July 9, 1979.In the 1970's Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was sold to The American Lighthouse Foundation and is managed by the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.
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References
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 169.
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-08). "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. 2009-03-13.
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