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Whale Rock Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1882, standing at 71ft tall with a fixed red character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on Whale Rock with a bell for its fog signal. Whale Rock was maintained for 56 years until it was discontinued…
Watch Hill Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1807, standing at 62ft tall with a fixed white character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on Watch Hill Point with a horn for its fog signal.
Warwick Light - Model
The lighthouse was built in 1826, and then rebuilt in 1932, standing at a height of 54ft with a fixed white character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West with a siren for a fog signal.
Sportfishing at Beavertail
This record-breaking striped bass was caught by Arthur S. Clarke of Jamestown on the afternoon of October 22, 1936. He was fishing from Flat Rock at nearby Hull's Cove. The fish weighed 65 lbs, measured 54 inches in length and 33 inches around the…
Southeast Light - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1875, standing at 201ft tall with a fixed white character. It is located 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on Mohegan Bluffs, Block Island with a stream siren as its fog signal.
Site of Horse Powered Fog Signal (1851)
Poster showing the location of the horse powered fog signal at Beavertail in 1851
Sandy Point, Prudence Island Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was moved to Goat Island in 1852 and has a height of 28ft with a fixed white character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on East Side of Prudence Island with a bell for its fog signal.
Sabin Point Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1872, standing at 46ft tall with a fixed red character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West with a bell as its fog signal. Sabin Point was maintained for 97 years until it was discontinued in 1969.
Rose Island Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1870, standing at 48ft tall with a fixed red character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West on Rose Island with a bell as its fog signal. It was maintained for 101 years until it was discontinued in…
Record Bass Caught in Jamestown, RI
This bass was caught by A. S. Clarke on Oct. 22, 1936, weighing 65lbs. As of this writing (2021), it still holds the record for the largest striped bass ever caught from the shore.
It weighed in at 65 pounds.
The fish was restored by John P. Lopes,…
Pomham Rocks Lighthouse- Model
This lighthouse was built in 1871, standing at 76ft tall with a fixed red character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West Providence River with no fog signal. Pomham Rocks was maintained for 103 years until it was discontinued in…
Point Judith Lighthouse - Model
This lighthouse was built in 1810, standing at 67ft tall with a flashing white character. It is located at 41 degrees North and 71 degrees West with a siren for its fog signal.
Plum Beach Lighthouse -Model
This lighthouse was built in 1897, standing at 53ft tall with a flashing white character. It is located 41 degrees North and 71 degree West on Plum Beach Shoal with a bell for its fog signal. Plum Beach was maintained for 44 years until it was…
Nautical Chart of Rhode Island (Narragansett Bay)
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.
Nantucket Lightship Model
Model of Nantucket Lightship
Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse - Model
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.
Marine Disasters of Narragansett Bay
Nautical Chart decorated to show the date and location of various marine disasters on Narragansett Bay
Keeper House
Prior to 1972, this building was used by U.S. Coast Guard personnel and earlier by U.S. Lighthouse Service and U.S. Lighthouse Establishment personnel as a residence.
This building along with the Light Tower was constructed in 1856. The Keeper and…
Ida Lewis Lighthouse -Model
This lighthouse was built in 1854, standing at 13ft tall, and was later automated in 1927. It is located in Newport Harbor in Newport, RI. Today, the owner of the lighthouse is the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. In 1924, the lighthouse was renamed after Ida…