Wickford Harbor Light

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Wickford Harbor Light
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Wickford Harbor Light
Location Wickford, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°34′24.37″N71°26′10.20″W / 41.5734361°N 71.4361667°W / 41.5734361; -71.4361667
Tower
Constructed1882
Height4.5 m (15 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ShapeOriginal: square tower and attached dwelling
Current: skeleton tower
MarkingsOriginal: white on red iron pier, lantern, black
Current: SG daymark on black tower
Fog signal Bell, every 20s
Current: none
Light
First lit1930 (current skeleton tower)
Deactivated1930  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height20 feet (6.1 m)
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), aerobeacon (current)
Range6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic FI G 6s

Wickford Harbor Light, now officially Wickford Harbor Light 1, was built in 1882 as a square wood tower attached to a 1+12-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. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-25). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.