Type:
Year Established:
1872
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1879
Download:
Sassafras Point RI.jpeg (750.8 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1908
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Latitude:
41° 48.58'
Longitude:
71° 23.29'
U.S. State:
Rhode Island
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1872
Tower Construction Material:
Wood
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
25 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
14 feet
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1872
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
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Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018