Newport Harbor Lighthouse

rich — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:24:26 +0000

No location is more emblematic of the blend—or clash, depending on how you view it—of Newport’s maritime past with modern development than Goat Island, where this modest and relatively ancient stone lighthouse stands alongside the massive Hyatt Regency Hotel. For almost 350 years, Goat Island, about six-tenths of a mile long in a north–south direction and now attached to the rest of the city by a causeway, has been utilized in just about every way imaginable—from fort to hotel, torpedo station to marina, barracks to condominiums. The lighthouse and its keepers have played no small role in the island’s historical pageant.

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Newport Harbor Light Station, Rhode Island - Keepers Log - Spring 2016.pdf

Rhode Island

Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

rich — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:26:41 +0000

Block Island is situated twelve miles south of the mainland (Rhode Island) and about fifteen miles northeast of southern tip of Long Island. Block Island is roughly pear shaped on a north-south axis, with the "stem of the pear" consisting of a sandy spit (Sandy Point) and a submerged sand bar which extends over 1-1/2 miles to the north. Some 500 vessels have come to grief on this obstruction over the years.

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block_island_cover_story_v24_num02.pdf

Rhode Island

US Lighthouse Society - Rhode Island

Newport Harbor Lighthouse

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Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

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