Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island.[2][3][4] It is located about 600 feet (180 m) southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. It stands on a circular concrete foundation set in about 10 feet (3.0 m) of water, and rising about 6 feet (1.8 m) above the water line. It was built to replace a light ship, and was the last light station formally established in the state.[5] The lighthouse was automated in 1964. In 1988 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] In 2006 the lighthouse was auctioned by the GSA as government surplus to a private buyer.
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| Location | Portsmouth, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′56.3″N 71°16′23.6″W / 41.632306°N 71.273222°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1886 |
| Foundation | Cast iron & granite caisson |
| Construction | Cast iron |
| Automated | 1964 |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Sparkplug lighthouse |
| Markings | White conical tower on black cylindrical pier |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place  |
| Fog signal | Horn, 2 blasts every 30 seconds VHF radio activated |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1901 |
| Focal height | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Lens | 5th order Fresnel lens 1901 (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Isophase White, 6 seconds |
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse | |
 Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse as seen from a boat | |
| Built | 1901 |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000282 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1988 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012. p. 171.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2012-10-31). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Lighthouses of Rhode Island MPS" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
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