Warwick Light
Lighthouse
41°40′1.8″N 71°22′41.9″W / 41.667167°N 71.378306°W / 41.667167; -71.378306Operates 24 hours
Warwick Lighthouse
2008
Warwick Light, also known as Warwick Lighthouse, is an historic lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States.[2][3][4]
History
The first light on the site was built in 1827. The original keeper's residence was replaced in 1899. The current structure at Warwick Neck was built on the site in 1932. In 1985, the light was the last Rhode Island lighthouse automated. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as Warwick Lighthouse.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Rhode Island". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 179.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2013-03-20). "Lighthouses of Rhode Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Further reading
- Bachand, Robert (1989). Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape May, New Jersey.
- Kochel, Kenneth (1996). America's Atlantic Coast Lighthouse.
- The Keeper's Log, Spring 1986.
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Lighthouses of Rhode Island
- Beavertail
- Block Island North
- Block Island Southeast
- Brenton Reef
- Bristol Ferry
- Bullock's Point
- Castle Hill
- Conanicut Island
- Conimicut
- Dutch Island
- Gould Island
- Gull Rocks
- Hog Island Shoal
- Ida Lewis Rock
- Musselbed Shoals
- Nayatt Point
- Newport Harbor
- Plum Beach
- Point Judith
- Pomham Rocks
- Poplar Point
- Prudence Island
- Rose Island
- Sabin Point
- Sakonnet
- Warwick
- Watch Hill
- Whale Rock
- Wickford Harbor
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