Type:
Year Established:
1831
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Poplar Point - Jeremy D'Entremont.jpeg (424.95 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2018.07.10
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
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
Owner / Manager:
Russell & Cathy Shippee
Open to Public:
No
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
Current Optic:
1905 Swedish GAC Fresnel Lens, 6-second White Flash
Original Optic Type:
8 LAMPS, 14.5" REFLECTORS Later 5th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
Yes
USCG Access to Optics:
No
More Information
Comments:
Lighthouse relit on Dec. 25, 2024 after 142 years of darkness
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017