Type:
Existing:
Yes
LOCATION
Location:
Located southeast of Goat Island in Newport Harbor.
Latitude:
41.480327
Longitude:
-71.326361
City / Town:
Newport
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Nov 11, 2022
In the late 1800s, steamboat companies maintained a private beacon near the south end of the island, known as the Goat Island Shoal Dolphin. The beacon was made of piles tied together and driven into the sea bottom, with oil lamps on top. The lamps were replaced by electric lights in about 1891. In 1905, the government took over the beacon, and replaced it with a skeleton tower in 1912.