Prudence Island Light

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Prudence Island Light is located in Rhode Island
Prudence Island Light
Location Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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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 9.8 inches (250 mm)
Range 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic Flashing green, 6 seconds
Fog signal None
Admiralty number J0566
ARLHS number USA-675
USCG number 1-18125

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Prudence Island Lighthouse
File:Prudence Island.jpg
Architect Vaugh,H.; Stanley,I.N., & Brother
Architectural style No Style Listed
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 of the few lighthouses in the United States to retain its original bird-cage lantern. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[4]

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]

See also

References

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