7 20 305 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/33d0366fb9e9c5752577060fc636265e.jpg fdd532ef9b589bcd9967167bb79a10a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1008 Subject The topic of the resource "A Beavertail Ghost" photo w/article Description An account of the resource 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 with dark hair, wearing a tan shirt and a dark vest". Type The nature or genre of the resource Picture/Photo Title A name given to the resource A Beavertail Ghost? Lens Room lensroom South Wall https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/f0329bbdb95980e582a0ec64c1c884d7.pdf 6abdf32635a8c8a11b27c3bea4c3617e PDF Document Document in PDF format Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound A History of Beavertail Lighthouse by Sarah Gleason Beavertail Point at the southern end of Conanicut Island is strategically located near the entrance to Newport harbor and between the east and west passages of Narragansett Bay. As colonial Newport became a major port through its part in the Triangle trade and later through privateering, Beavertail was recognized as the most propitious site for a navigational beacon. The town of Jamestown maintained a watch house here, probably for security in this period of shifting alliances among the British, French, Spanish and Indians; and before long a beacon was added as well. Exactly what form the beacon took is unclear, but the town records suggest it may have been a form of elevated bonfire. The Proprietor's Records for March 2, 1705, order "that there shall be a chimney built upon the Watch-house at Beaver Tail by the Indians belonging to the town ...;" and for June 9, 1712, "that John Hull grant a warrant to Gersham Remington to warn the Indians to build a beacon as soon as possible. " Beacons at that time were often buckets of burning tar or pitch hung from a pole, and probably this fuel, which burned more slowly than wood, was used here as well. Conanicut Island had been sacred to the Indians of the area as far back as 3 ,300 B.C., judging from evidence found at burial sites . When the Newport proprietors purchased the island from the Narragansetts in 1657, Beavertail Point was allocated to Benedict Arnold, ancestor of the famous traitor. Apparently the responsi- bilities which this important site entailed were not wholly to Arnold's liking, for on June 9, 1712, a warrant was issued to -2- him n to look after the watch and see that it is faithfully 'keept '...." The first lighthouse in the colonies was erected in 1716 by Massachusetts Colony on Little Brewster Island in Boston harbor. on August 23, 1738 , the Colony of Rhode Island established a "bank" to raise money for a lighthouse at Newport - "which will be of singular service for vessels coming into the harbor in the night season, and prevent great damage which is occassioned for the want thereof." Typically such money would have been raised by taxing vessels using the harbor, but war between England and Spain interrupted the undertaking. Had it been carried out, Rhode Island would have had the second lighthouse in the country. Two years later the town of Jamestown ordered another beacon to be built by Abel Franklin. This particular signal may have been one of a chain extending from Watch Hill to Providence, believed to have been built at that time of unrest for use in warning the colonists of approaching enemies. By 1749 funds for a lighthouse had been secured, and .n February the General Assembly authorized a committee to build a light house at Beaver Tail on the 'island of Jamestown,' alias Conanicut, as there appears a great necessity for a light house as several misfortunes have happened lately for want of a light . Members of the committee included Abel Franklin, Josiah Arnold, Benedict's son, and Captain Joseph Harrison. The work must have been completed by August, for that is when the Assembly ruled that there be a proper Person appointed by the Committee ... to be Keeper of said Light house ;...and that he be under the particular inspection of said Committee, who are hereby. fully impowered upon such a person's failing in -3- his duty, to remove him, and put another in his Room from time to time. And said Keeper shall carefully and diligently attend his duty at all times, in kindling the Lights from Sun setting to Sun rising and placing them so as they may be most seen by vessels coming into or going out from this Colony. Abel Franklin was appointed first keeper. When the lighthouse was finally built it was the third in the colonies, following the 1746 Brant Point light on Nantucket. This lighthouse had the impressive distinction of having been designed by the leading colonial architect, Newport's Peter in Newport Harrison. Harrison had just completed the Redwood Library and was at work on plans for King's Chapel in Boston when he agreed to help out with the lighthouse. His brother, Joseph, was on the light- house committee and was a ship's captain, as he once had been himself. He no doubt enjoyed this chance to contribute to the safety of navigators as well as to Newport 's importance.The light- house was built of wood, was 24' in diameter at the base and 13' at the top, and 58' high at the cornice "round which is a Gallery, and within that stands the Lanthorn, which is about 11 feet high, and 8 feet in Diameter." Unfortunately, on July 23, 1753, it burned to the ground-only three days after the General Assembly paid Joseph and Peter's bill of 329 - 7s - 4p for paint. In August the General Assembly authorized a new lighthouse of ''stone or brick, at the Place where the lately burnt stood." Harrison also designed the new tower, and the building committee was ordered to "make use of all the bricks at Fort George (on nearby Goat Island) or such part of them as they shall think proper." Meanwhile Abel Franklin continued his duties with an ordinary lantern. -4- This second lighthouse appears in a depiction of the French fleet entering Newport harbor under fire from the British in 1779, sketched by a French naval officer who participated in the encounter. When the British departed Newport soon thereafter they partially destroyed the tower, and it remained unlit until the close of the War. In May, 1783, the General Assembly voted that the duty on all ships and vessels (except Coasters, fishing vessels, wood sloops and vessels employed in bringing stone and sand) be raised 8d, per ton : that the said duty be continued until there shall be a sufficient sum raised to defray the expense of repairing the said lighthouse. On August 7, 1789; the new Congress established its jurisdiction over the nation's twelve lighthouses . Aside from fortifications, these were the first structures to embody the federal authority , an indication of the importance of sea commerce at that time. The state governments did not all relinquish their authority easily, however. Not until May, 1793, did the Rhode Island General Assembly agree to the transfer of Beavertail, provided, nevertheless,...that if the United States shall at any time hereafter neglect to keep it lighted and in repair...the grant of said lighthouse shall be void and of no effect. Ships continued to be wrecked, of course, despite the presence of lighthouses. More than 30 wrecks off of Beavertail have been recorded since 1830; how many occurred before then can only be guessed. Until reforms at the Lighthouse Service of the 1850s, in fact, many mariners charged that the unreliability of the lighthouses contributed to the uncertainties of nighttime navigation. Keepers, however, often aided sailors in distress. The 1796 Certificate of the rovidence Marine Society, an organization formed to help mariners and their families in times of need, vividly depicts the rescue of sailors from a ship which ...................................... -5- has been dashed against the rocks at Beavertail. The lighthouse mutely watches on. In October of 1817, an experiment of considerable significance . in the history of illumination took place at Beavertail. Newport inventor David Melville - who in 1806 became the first American to use gas lighting publicly, in his house on Pelham Street - was awarded a contract from the Department of the Treasury to demonstrate that gas was a viable alternative to whale oil as a lighthouse illurnina Whale oil had many drawbacks as a fuel, including . smoking up of the lantern glass and difficulty in igniting in cold weather. Melville showed in the 12 months of his demonstration that gas burned much more cleanly and brightly and could be seen from much greater distances than could whale oil lamps . Gas greatly simplified the keeper's tasks as well, as it was conducted through a copper pipe to the lantern room and eliminated such ardurous tasks as earring containers of whale oil up the tower, and trimming the charred wick ends of the whale oil lamps several times each night. Melville built a gas house northeast of the tower, and produced hydrogen gas by burning tar and rosin in a tightly closed retort. The gas was purified by passing through a tank of water and then stored in a gasometer tank until needed. The government acknowleged the success of Melville's experiment, which had been widely praised by mariners and others,but refused to renew his contract. Melville charged the whale oil industry of lobbying against him. Photographs of Beavertail taken before the 1938 hurricane show a wooden building with columns on the gable end, northeast of the lighthouse in the same location that Melville built his -6- gas house . The elderly daughter of former keeper Ed Donahue describes this as "the water building," with a pool of water at one end and used for storage of firewood at the other. This probably was the former gas house, left empty when Melville dismantled his apparatus in 1818. The building was destroyed by the hurricane and today the area is a paved parking lot. Problems with the condition of the lighthouse plagued it for much of its century-long life. One source of the difficulty was damage inflicted by the British, described here in 1804 by William Ellery, Superintendent of Lighthouse for Newport: The British in the Revolutionary War set fire to it and the flames so shocked the walls; especially about the Windows, that notwithstanding they are four feet and a half thick at the bottom and three and a half feet thick at the top, our Masons have not since been able to make them tight and secure against the impression of storms of rain. Also contributing were the primitive colonial building techniques employed in the construction of lighthouse towers. Rubble stone and other local materials were simply piled up to create walls with enough mass to support the weight of the tower. At some point, too, the height of the tower at Beavertail was increased. An 1817 sketch by Melville of the tower shows the diameter of the lighthouse and the thickness of the walls at each of seven stories, and notes that the elevation is 80' to the floor of the lantern. In 1827, however, Melville was awarded a contract to reduce the height of the lighthouse by taking off the whole of the upper part thereof down to the old cornice of the building, where the diameter is about fifteen feet from outside to outside and eleven feet from inside to inside of the wall; i.e., the new parts of the lighthouse to be removed and the old part, up to the said cornice, to remain: whereon (he) shall erect an iron lantern ... -7- At the same time Melville installed a circular wooden stairs with iron handrail, "no step to exceed eight inches in height," and to be "provided with double steps for resting places at the equal distances of ten stairs." The lantern itself was fitted with "a double cooper table, and fifteen patent lamps, with heaters, fifteen nine-inch plated reflectors, and two spare lamps fitted with heaters." For the work on the lantern he was paid $285, and for the work on the tower, $1,150 plus the old lantern with its table and lamps together with the lumber from the floors and stairs of the building, plus any stones from the top of the building that remained after using them to fill in the basement. In 1838, in a Report to the U.S. Light House Establishment, Beavertail lighthouse is described as being 98 feet above the level of the sea and its limit of visibility as 15 3/4 miles. The rubble stone tower was 68 feet high ascended by an interior spiral stairway of wood with landings at convenient places. The oil was stared under the lower landing. -'Fhe.re< were 15 - iamps ,.·-with refle-etors, arranged around two circular copper tables, each 3 feet in diameter, the lower table supporting 8 lamps, the vacant space being towards the land. In 1851 the lighthouse is reported as in bad shape:. "worst built tower yet seen, built of soft shale; not been repaired in seven years;" and, "the inside walls are as green with moss as the fields around with grass." In 1852 the U.S.Light House Board was established, and the reforms which followed included replacement of decrepit lighthouse structures. In Rhode Island, Beavertail, Watch Hill, and Dutch Island lighthouses were all replaced (Beavertail and watch Hill with nearly identical designs), and Point Judith was rebuilt. Congress appropriated $14,500 for the new lighthouse at -8- Beavertail, plus a third-order Fresnel lens, and a Daboll horn fog signal. The 10' square granite tower, 54' high , was completed in 1856, 100' inland from the old structure. The fog horn building was constructed over the old foundation and an oil house and keeper's house were built adjoining the tower. In 1898 an assistant keeper 's house was added. Today all but the fog horn building stand as four-square as when they were built. When the 1938 hurricane devasted the coast, it destroyed the fog horn building and uncovered the foundation of the second, 1754, lighthouse, long forgotten. (A plague at the site identifies it incorrectly as the 1749 foundat ion.) The circular rubble foundation may be seen today, a rare example of this early building technique. More than lighthouses were needed in thick fog. Cannon were tried as fog signals at Boston in the 18th century but apparently with little success. In 1829 at Beavertail a fog bell was installed, again by David Melville. It was described as weighing 600 lbs., hung in a six-foot belfry atop a 12-foot brick tower and operated by a clockwork mechanism that allowed it to ring for 16 hours with one winding. It remained only four years, however. In 1851 a fog horn made by Celadon Daboll of Connecticut was established at Beavertail, the first significant advance in fog signal technology. The sound was created by a vibrating metal reed set in the 17' trumpet throat and was operated by a simple air compressor. Daboll offered two models, one with a hand pump and the other with a horse-powered treadmill. The horse was chosen for Beavertail and the keeper, a widow named Demaris Weeden, requested additional compensation for new duties. But although the sound itself was acclaimed-it could be heard -9- six miles away in Newport - before long the signal was discontinued . As the Light House Board continued to search for improved fog signal devices, Beavertail saw a succession of state-of-the art mechanisms . Important in their design was that they be simple enough for keepers to operate in remote locations, and that the sound be adequate for identification on the water. (Only gradually did the fact of uneven sound distribution over bodies of water become understood, a condition that complicated the search for reliable signals.) In 1857 Daboll's steam-powered fog signal was installed, soon after the new lighthouse was completed. It probably used fresh water from the well Melville put in for his gas house 40 years before. In 1868 this was replaced by Daboll's newest device, a whistle operated by an adapted Ericsson-type hot air engine. In 1881 an up-to-date steam whistle with two boilers and two 10-inch trumpets was installed, a type that was being used increasingly throughout the lighthouse system. And in 1888 one of the first Crosby automatic fog signal controllers was added, which could accurately regulate the length and frequency of signal blasts. This was especailly important in a foggy area such as Newport, where several fog signals operated simultaneously. In 1900, a new type of signal was tested here, a siren that consisted of two slotted plates, one fixed and one moving. As the moving plate rotated at a rate of several thousand cycles per minute it created vibration which produced a loud, piercing sound. It was operated by compressed air and powered by an internal combustion engine. With the exception of the year of Melville's experiment with gas lighting, Beavertail's beacon was fueled for over a century by -10 whale oil. As the supply of whale oil dwindled in the later 19th century other fuels were tested , including col za oil made from rape seed, and miner.al oi 1 . Eventually kerosene was adopted throughout the system, and by the early 20th century the more efficient Kerosene oil vapor lamp had replaced the older Argand type lamp. Electricity was of course the next advance, reaching Beavertail in 1931. (The last lighthouse in the country to be electrified was Conimicut in upper Narragansett Bay, in 1961.) Beavertail was automated in 1972. The third order Fresnel lens was returned in 1984 after an absence of several years. In 1981, Beavertail State Park was opened following acquisition of acres which had been used for military purposes during World War II. The Coast Guard continues to operate the light as one of ten that are active on Rhode Island waters. The keeper's house is occupied by a caretaker. The Assistant keeper's house, e pty since 1972, received exterior renovation soon after the park opening, but the interior remains unfit for public use. The Rhode Island Parks Association is planning to renovate the assistant keeper's house as a maritime museum, with exhibits on the history and natural history of Beavertail Point . A traveling exhibit on Rhode Island's lighthouses will be installed here once the building renovation is completed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A History of Beavertail Lighthouse Description An account of the resource 10 page typewritten document Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sarah Gleason Type The nature or genre of the resource Document Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF File Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarah Gleason https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/f20e5cf35d3c1e99a5c1745b0eac8f78.jpg f076393aff33de81c57b49ee5a5ad157 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Richard Sullivan Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource American Practical Navigator Description An account of the resource Book On Loan from Varoujan Karentz Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Varoujan Karentz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1483 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/03916c22eea2c6fcfbce53ef55167d49.jpg 5edd75958b0f41fca494ab3fb5819539 Current Exhibit A currently in use wall exhibit at the museum that may consist of text, photo(s) and/or other physical objects Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Asst. Keepers Hall Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1122 Title A name given to the resource Assistant Keeper House descriptive sign Description An account of the resource 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 closet. 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. The carved staircase finial on the bottom of the stairs was created and installed by BLMA Member Jack Willis From 1993 to 2012, BLMA operated this museum in the three first-floor rooms. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 217 Title A name given to the resource Astrocompass Description An account of the resource 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 north" In use the base plate is leveled with the horizon, then pointed roughly to the north. The equatorial drum is then tilted in relation to the base according to the local latitude. The sights are then set using the local hour angle and the declination of the astronomical body being used, based on astronomical tables such as the "Nautical Almanac". Once all the settings have been made, the astrocompass is simply turned until the astronomical body is visible in the sights. It will then be precisely aligned to the points of the compass. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 308 Title A name given to the resource Beavertail 1942-1974 (War Years & The Cold War) Description An account of the resource Storyboard describing events at Beavertail from 1942 through 1974, "The War Years", and "The Cold War" Type The nature or genre of the resource Wall Display, Picture/Photo Tower Hallway West Wall https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/72fc2748720213f96e0d39c58a20634b.jpg b304ed2140b07ac6c0ea39ead87e4ba4 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/f874fa3222480e54ddc69344e21b72c3.mp4 5e567137bf2fcbb436c70b5bc116e281 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/1da4071a8f194f632088b56fc679b253.vtt d9068fe61f798f6948d4e53e2901bd32 Video Video Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beavertail and World War II Description An account of the resource Video about Beavertail during WWII Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp4 video Video WWII https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/de8f90afa642180ebf26803f1f9859c9.jpg ffbfffb4f4decedf5674343d65396640 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/7abcdf5a6bb1e1e1810ac9ec7521c9e9.jpg 28b809f05e879ee3d6c86c31ad4ebc38 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/9456c11e3f5aa9e3eb5e00039717fbb5.jpg 6f82b91cce5facde89c5f61e6f84df14 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/f06cd8251aa30a8f6faf2577fee5be64.jpg 8c52a63006b73549870297ba0862436d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 222 Title A name given to the resource Beavertail Fog Bell (1829) -Model Description An account of the resource 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 visible next to the present fog signal within the chain-link wire fence. Complete with a wind-up drum mechanism inside the tower, a hammer struck the bell 10 times per minute when activated. This model was built by Varoujan Karentz following specifications written in 1829 by Christ, Ellery "Collector, Superintendent of Light-Houses" Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Middle of the Room Sullivan Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/4437eec687f33c7d9227613c5c150aaf.jpg 74254858e2f9e11b4a1408285da71119 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/259241b45dc9712e5bd4704506d97cb4.jpg 0410b4097cb75d97b5ec3d7534958397 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/2ab56de5d5d913016c3d19d094098493.jpg 61f7bfe2a6cdcfea2006ab9be4dc77bd https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/fa4331ab48a9d20ba08740722d024048.jpg 072571ccaa356e6b75e5856f3becf5f8 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/42f753b5f89b9b17a311224619983835.jpg ab9074c35e0faf8f50757df137eb0cd1 Current Exhibit A currently in use wall exhibit at the museum that may consist of text, photo(s) and/or other physical objects Text Any textual data included in the document Beavertail Lighthouse 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, white glove, you know. My father would go hananas, he would be waxing and everything, and 'don't put your hands over there!' And we had to be sitting like little angels. You could eat off the floors, even in the engine room. Even though there were keepers there before us, I still consider that lighthouse ours because we were there for the longest time, and I just have a special feeling for it. Now I'm glad they're maintaining it becaue after the keepers were taken off you'd go down, the place looked so run down and it wasn't being whitewashed, and I'm saying, 'Why isn't somebody doing something?' And when I heard they were thinking of selling the government land near the lighouse I wrote and I said, 'You know, you don't get rid of this, I mean they're crazy!' So I'm gld it worked out. Dominic Turillo below the fog horn at Beavertail, ca 1950. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Richard Sullivan Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 209 Subject The topic of the resource Beavertail Lighthouse (Memories at the Lighthouse) Description An account of the resource 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. he would be waxing everything, and 'don't put your hands over there'. And we had to be sitting like little angels. You could eat off the floors, even in the engine room. Even though there were keepers there before us, I still consider that lighthouse ours because we were there for the longest time, and I just have a special feeling for it. Now I'm glad they're maintaining it because after the keepers were taken off you'd go down, the place looked so run down and it wasn't being whitewashed, and I'm saying, 'Why isn't somebody doing something'. And when I heard they were thinking of selling the government land near the lighthouse I wrote and said, 'You know, you don't get rid of this, I mean they're crazy!' So I'm glad it worked out. Dominic Turillo Below the fog horn at Beavertail ca 1950. Type The nature or genre of the resource Wall Display Title A name given to the resource Beavertail Keeper Dominic Turillo Photo Dominic Turillo Sullivan Room West Wall https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/bc10fa031c0ef802a2d494cf5f12d894.jpg 30c5571215a19c21e0007dd14fdc7531 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/29b70a59fadee340b19d4993a6d563f9.jpg f2d5b1d9a4e6e1a4ed760a921226589a Current Exhibit A currently in use wall exhibit at the museum that may consist of text, photo(s) and/or other physical objects Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Richard Sullivan Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 208 Subject The topic of the resource Beavertail Lighthouse (during-post Civil War) Description An account of the resource 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 granddaughter. Margaret Lee Causey, of Newport. The family moved to Beavertail in a sailboat, horse in the bow, and household goods in the stern. Their new home was more than three miles down a badly-rutted road, with many gates to open and close along the way. The children worked hard, cleaning and sweeping, helping with the garden and animals, and assisting their mother in the kitchen. Although life was rugged, Ella’s memories were of a happy time. When winter storms raged, waves crashed and the wind howled, the children would enjoy the coziness of their house at Beavertail knowing that the light their father tended made the waters safer for those at sea. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0669 Title A name given to the resource Beavertail Lighthouse Model Description An account of the resource This model as well as many others were created by Robert I. Dennis, who was originally a docent at Beavertail Lighthouse Museum. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Robert I. Dennis Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Robert Dennis (Mary Dennis) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Robert I. Dennis Robert I. Dennis Collection https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/91702377c78cb0c3c1619068f2e41d65.jpg 507b611d573f2c9997b7b8989e80f75c Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Lens Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 188 Subject The topic of the resource Model of Beavertail Lighthouse Description An account of the resource 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 from Harrison historian John Miller notations (2012). Model constructed by Varoujan Karentz (2020). Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Title A name given to the resource Beavertail Lighthouse Model 1749-1754 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Varoujan Karentz Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Varoujan Karentz Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Varoujan Karentz In front of West Wall Lens Room lensroom https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/e72573c7d23433a9dae246178fb9ee46.pdf f4b8821f8198c6d914972b5d5de7837b Photograph A photograph Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Archives Binder 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beavertail Photo Pre-1991 Description An account of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Picture/Photo Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Pre-1911 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1400 Binder #4 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/5e33a45614614cf7d0fe7a398711074f.jpg 2ce8c8062ec6dcead142873517490e16 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/4db38400885fc907aaea1a30f01e0805.vtt 5a1af98c02e63752fe846a4437725279 https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/f124ea05af22c67d4c8bd6da049b46e9.mp4 7b10f715408a0d3e2daebefa3c01e6a1 Video Video Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Beavertail's Keepers Description An account of the resource A wall display listing all the Keepers and Assistant Keepers of the Beavertail Light Station and their years of service from 1749 through 1972 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context #1015 Theater Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/1e7bbd969654de0ec43e1422fbb3b110.jpg 89d2ae6a3118c249e5a3098e0e38984e https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/ff7a55f7d2356084203a6a241f6ccc6b.jpg 1394585031feffd4073f30904d5beb78 Current Exhibit A currently in use wall exhibit at the museum that may consist of text, photo(s) and/or other physical objects Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum Richard Sullivan Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 246 Title A name given to the resource Block Island Southeast Light Description An account of the resource 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 several times a day and he would just listen to the sounds of the water and sort of look at the wind. And then he'd come in and get the fellows that were stationed there and say. 'Come on, we've got to go power up the foghorn, the fog is coming.' And It would be perfectly clear and no one would believe him. And within a couple of hours, the fog would come drifting in." (above) The keeper's families at Southeast Light, ca. 1910. Willet Clark stands at the far left. 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Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum RI Lighthouses Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 224 Title A name given to the resource Bordens Flats Lighthouse - Model Description An account of the resource 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. Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Dennis Model East Wall Sullivan Room https://beavertaillight.org/archives/files/original/284002989937a5cc4960c81240f7a841.jpg e5a28a2066e9d0b2e355a49d51cc4899 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joe Bouchard Model Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 32 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Storage Location The current storage location in the Archives or Museum RI Lighthouses Room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brant Point Light Nantucket Description An account of the resource Model Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1493