Pomham Rocks Light

Coordinates: 41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°W / 41.77751722; -71.36955389
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Pomham Rocks Light
Pomham Rocks Light in 2007, viewed from a boat.
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LocationRiverside Rd., East Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°46′39.062″N 71°22′10.394″W / 41.77751722°N 71.36955389°W / 41.77751722; -71.36955389
Tower
Constructed1871
FoundationStone
ConstructionWood
Automated1974
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeOctagonal on square house
MarkingsWhite with black lantern and red roof on house
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
First lit1871
Deactivated1974-2006
Focal height67 feet (20 m)
Lens6th order Fresnel lens
Range6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi)
CharacteristicFixed Red

Pomham Rocks Light (also known as "Pomham Lighthouse") is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards (180 m) off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island.

The light was established in 1871. The light was one of a group of New England lighthouses built to the same plan after an award-winning design by a Vermont architect. Nearly identical lights were constructed at Sabin Point, Rose Island, and Colchester Reef. It was deactivated in 1974, but relighted on July 30, 2006. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Pomham Rocks Light Station on July 9, 1979. In the 1970s the light was sold to The American Lighthouse Foundation, and is today managed by the Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse.

List of Keepers

  1. C.H. Salisbury (1871 – 1893)
  2. Mary A. Salisbury (1893)
  3. Nathaniel Dodge (1893 – 1898)
  4. Thomas S. Fishburne (1898 – 1908)
  5. Adolf H. Aronson (1908 – 1937)
  6. William James Howard (1937 – 1951)
  7. Howard B. Beebe (1951 – 1956)
  8. Unknown (1956-1971)
  9. Dennis Tardiff (1971 – 1974)

Gallery

  • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse on March 23, 2018
    Pomham Rocks Lighthouse on March 23, 2018
  • Viewed from the air.
    Viewed from the air.
  • Pomham Rocks Light in 2008 with sewage treatment plant in foreground
    Pomham Rocks Light in 2008 with sewage treatment plant in foreground
  • 1905 postcard
    1905 postcard

See also

References

  1. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 169.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-08). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.


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