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Notecard Beavertail Lighthouse
June L Webb 1973

Notecard Beavertail Lighthouse
A H 1975

Notecard with writing Beavertail Lighthouse
June L Webb ca 1970s

Hand built model

Hand built model

Hand built model

Wall exhibit describing navigational buoys and their functions.

This navigation sextant was manufactured in Britain by Kelvin & Hughes. It is on loan to BLMA from the Collection of Captain Christopher Karentz.

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.

A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England : with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed, shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals,…

Model of Nantucket Lightship

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.

Mussel Shoal Lighthouse Model _ RI made by Joe Bouchard. The physical lighthouse it self no longer exists, but model is rendered from Photos.

20-page book by Peter Frazier Copywrite 1997

A monkey's fist or paw is a type of knot so named because it looks somewhat like a bunched fist. It is tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easy to throw. This type also can be used as a hand to hand weapon, but mostly used to…

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…

Wall display of marine life

Marina Radio Activated Sound Signal (MRASS) installed in fog-prone locations enables vessels equipped with VHF radio to activate the fog signal located at the lighthouse or other fixed location. The Marina keys his "push to talk" button on Channel…