POPLAR POINT

Year Established:
1831
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Joyce Dixon
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
WICKFORD HARBOR
Latitude:
41° 34.14'
Longitude:
71° 26.22'
City / Town:
NORTH KINGSTOWN
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. POPLAR POINT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1882
Year Tower Established:
1831
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
51 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
33 feet
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1831
Keeper's Quarters Style:
MODIFIED CAPE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
8 LAMPS, 14.5" REFLECTORS Later 5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017