Prudence Island (Sandy Point) Light
- Prudence Island (Sandy Point) Light
Infobox_nrhp | name =Prudence Island Lighthouse
nrhp_type =
caption = Sand Point Light, with the Mt. Hope Bridge in the background.
location= Portsmouth, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 36
lat_seconds = 20
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 11
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1851
architect= Vaugh,H.; Stanley,I.N., & Brother
architecture= No Style Listed
added = March 30, 1988
governing_body = COAST GUARD
mpsub=Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
refnum=88000270[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Sandy Point, Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state. Sandy Point is nicknamed "Chibacoweda", meaning "little place separated by a passage", because the location is a little more than one mile offshore.
History
The lighthouse was constructed in 1823 and originally sat on a dike off Goat Island further south in the Bay, where the Newport Harbor Light stands today. In 1851 the lighthouse was transported to Prudence Island where it remains. It is one the few lighthouses in the United States to retain its original bird-cage lantern.
References and external links
* [http://lighthouse.cc/prudence/history.html Lighthouse History]
* [http://www.rhodeislandlighthousehistory.info/prudence_island_lighthouse.html RI Lighthouse History of Prudence Light]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/prudence.htm National Park Service Prudence site]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=684 LighthouseFriends.com]
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