This photo of "Newport Light" (the late 1800s) at the North End of Goat Island.
The tower itself was built in 1838 and went into operation in 1842. Sadly, the tower only remains today.
This was purchased at a yard sale, gifted from Mr. & Mrs.…
The LED lights embedded in this chart represent the lighthouses around Narragansett Bay.
The LEDs blink at the same rate as the actual lights.
This chart was donated by Carl Welshman of Harbor Lights Inc.
This lighthouse was built in 1873, standing at 33ft tall with a fixed red character. It is located 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West with a bell as its fog signal. Musselbed Shoals was maintained for 66 years until it was discontinued in 1939.
These are memories coming straight from the source, Robert I. Dennis. He goes on to explain what daily life was like for him as a Seaman on the U.S.L.H. Tender (SHRUB).
Martin Thompson was keeper of Sandy Point lighthouse from 1905 until his retirement in 1933. Thompson was one of five people drowned when the 1938 hurricane swept away the keeper's house where they had gathered for protection from the storm.
As a…