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Name: Gull Rocks Light (Rhode Island)

Nearest Town or City:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Location: North entrance to Newport Harbor


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Notes:
The lighthouse was a wood A-frame dwelling with two lanterns that were hoisted into position at the east and west peaks of the structure. One light was fixed white, the other fixed red. In 1928 a single acetylene light on a skeleton tower next to the dwelling replaced the two earlier lights. The dwelling was destroyed in 1970; today only the oil house remains.

Height of Focal Plane: 44

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1887

Date Deactivated: 1928

Optics: Tubular lanterns.

Fog Signal: 1888: Fog bell and striking apparatus.

Current Use: Destroyed.

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