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This photo was taken in 2000 by Don Bucklin. The article explains how Bucklin's wife, Hope, had seen a figure within the left window of one of the Lighthouse buildings. Although not clearly defined, Bucklin could make out "a man in his twenties…

10 page typewritten document

Book
On Loan from Varoujan Karentz

This building was constructed in 1898 to house the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper and his family. The three rooms on the 1*‘ floor comprised the kitchen, dining room, and living room. The 2nd floor consists of 3 bedrooms a toilet and a single…

With knowledge of the current time and geographical position in the form of latitude and longitude, the astrocompass is sighted on any astronomical object with a know position to give an extremely accurate reading determining the direction of "true…

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Storyboard describing events at Beavertail from 1942 through 1974, "The War Years", and "The Cold War"

Video about Beavertail during WWII

Beavertail was the first Lighthouse in America using a bell for a fog signal. Constructed in 1829 the 600 lb bell on top of a 12' tower was located nearby the existing 1749 lighthouse foundation. The remains of the 1829 fog bell foundation are still…

Linda Levesque also grew up at Beavertail, one of eleven children. Her father, Domenic Turillo, was keeper there in the 1950s and 1960s. One thing my mother didn't like very much was the inspections the Coast Guard had. My father would go bananas.…

During the Civil War. Peter Lee applied to become keeper in order to free a younger man to enlist in the Union Army. His daughter Ella was nine at the time, the third of six children. In later years Ella liked to tell stories of those days to her…

This model as well as many others were created by Robert I. Dennis, who was originally a docent at Beavertail Lighthouse Museum.

Architect and builder: Peter Harrison (British loyalist) with brother Joseph. Light base diameter 24 ft, height 69 ft, octagonal wood exterior.Beacon: whale oil lanterns. Structure burned to the ground by fire July 22, 1753.Conceptual description…

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A wall display listing all the Keepers and Assistant Keepers of the Beavertail Light Station and their years of service from 1749 through 1972

Jean Napier remembers Block Island's Southeast light as the place where her great-grandfather. Henry Clark. and grandfather, Willett Clark, were the first and second keepers. They tended the light from 1875 until 1932 "Grandfather would go out…

Bob Dennis Photo
Dated on back October 1994

This lighthouse was built in 1881, standing at 48ft tall with a fixed white character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on the Bordens Flats in Taunton River with a bell for its fog signal.

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