Wickford Harbor Light
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| Location | Wickford, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′24.37″N 71°26′10.20″W / 41.5734361°N 71.4361667°WCoordinates: 41°34′24.37″N 71°26′10.20″W / 41.5734361°N 71.4361667°W |
| Year first constructed | 1882 |
| Year first lit | 1930 (current skeleton tower) |
| Tower shape |
Original: square tower and attached dwelling Current: skeleton tower |
| Markings / pattern |
Original: white on red iron pier, lantern, black Current: SG daymark on black tower |
| Focal height | 42 feet (13 m) |
| Original lens | 5th order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed white |
| Fog signal |
Bell, every 20s Current: none |
| Admiralty number | J0610 |
| ARLHS number | USA-891 |
| USCG number | [3] |
Wickford Harbor Light, now officially Wickford Harbor Light 1, was built in 1882 as a square wood tower attached to a 1 1⁄2-story keeper's dwelling on Old Gay Rock on the south side of the entrance to Wickford Harbor on the west side of Narragansett Bay. It was deactivated and torn down in 1930 and replaced with the current black steel skeleton tower.
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. 174.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-25). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08.
