Wickford
Harbor Light
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Courtesy of Coast Guard Historisn's
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Location: On
Old Gay Rock at entrance to Wickford Harbor
 1882 - present Lat 41 34
24 N - Long 71 26 12 W
Established:
1882
Lighthouse Constructed: 1882
Removed: 1930
Original Illuminating Apparatus:
Fifth-Order Fresnel Lens
Current Illuminating Apparatus:
250-mm lens
Height: Lighthouse: Light 42 feet from ground (1906)
 Skeleton Tower: Light 50 feet above the water (1940)
 25 feet (2005)
Status: Active Aid to Navigation/ Skeleton Tower
Light Characteristic: Lighthouse:
Fixed White (1906)
 Skeleton tower: Flashing Green every 3 seconds (1940)
 Flashing Green every 6 seconds (2005)
Range: Lighthouse: 12½ miles (1906)
 Skeleton Tower: 3 miles (1940)
 6 miles (2005)
The Lighthouse Board built the Wickford Harbor Lighthouse in 1882 to replace the
aging Poplar Point Lighthouse. The new light, a square wooden tower with an attached
keeper's dwelling, was built on an iron pier at the entrance to Wickford Harbor.
In 1930 the lighthouse was discontinued and was replaced with a skeleton
tower. Today Wickford Harbor Light 1 stands a pile of stones.
In
1972 Anita W, Hinckley, a Wickford resident, wrote the book Wickford Memories.
It was filled with stories about Wickford. One story, The Lighthouse Keeper's
Daughter, took place at the light. It's a sad little love story.
| Sarah Sherman - Wickford Harbor lighthouse keeper Henry Sherman's daughter |
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Courtesy of Read Cline |
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