Hog Island Shoal Light

Infobox_nrhp | name =Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Portsmouth, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 25
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1901
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = March 30, 1988
governing_body = COAST GUARD
mpsub=Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
refnum=88000282cite 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]

Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse, built in 1901, is a lighthouse on Hog Island, Rhode Island.

It was built to replace an automated light ship. The lighthouse was automated in 1963 and auctioned by the GSA as government surplus in 2006 to a private owner.

References and links

* [http://www.rhodeislandlighthousehistory.info/hog_island_shoal_light_station_history.html RI lighthouse history info]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/RI/Bristol/state.html National Register info]

See also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island