Hog Island Shoal
Lighthouse is located in Narragansett Bay, west of the entrance to Mount Hope
Bay near Portsmouth, RI. This spark-plug style lighthouse was built in 1901 to
replace an 1886 wooden lightship. Constructed of cast-iron, the lighthouse stands
60-feet above the water line.
This lighthouse consists of five levels plus the lantern room
which housed a fourth-order Fresnel lens. The
lower four levels were utilized by
the keepers for work space, galley, and living quarters. The watch room, located just below the lantern room, occupied the fifth level. In 1964, the light was automated. The lighthouse was declared excess in 2006 by GSA, and sold as surplus to a
private individual.
2 comments:
It would be so cool to own a lighthouse. Or just rent one for a winter storm!!
Hi Jigger;
Glad you like lighthouses, too, and they inspire you enough you'd like to own one. Thanks for your comment.
Al
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