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Wickford Harbor Light

Oct. 24, 2019
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Wickford Harbor Light (Wickford Harbor Light 1), Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island

Built in 1882.

WICKFORD HARBOR LIGHT

Location: ON OLD GAY ROCK, SOUTHERLY SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE TO WICKFORD HARBOR, WESTERN PASSAGE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY
Station Established: 1882
Year Current / Last Tower(s) First Lit: 
Operational: No
Automated: N/A
Deactivated: 1930
Tower Shape / Markings / Pattern: White square tower and attached dwelling on a red iron pier; lantern, black
Height: 42-feet
Original lens: Fifth Order, Fresnel
Characteristic: Fixed white
Fog Signal: Bell struck by machinery every 20 seconds