Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
26-LG-8-54.jpeg (8.31 MB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1917.09.11
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-8-54
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Bristol Ferry Chan/narragansett Bay
Latitude:
41° 38.11'
Longitude:
71° 15.38'
City / Town:
PORTSMOUTH
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1939
Disposition:
Demolished in 1939 After Hurricane Damage, Replaced with Skeletal Tower W/fixed Acetylene Light
Year Tower Established:
1873
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BREAKWATER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
33 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
19 feet
Tower Daymark:
Red
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1873
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
SIXTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1873
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
From the National Archives site: "Caption: Mussel Bed Shoals Light Station, SE 125 ft."