^Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey(PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 177.
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whale, rock, light, sparkplug, lighthouse, marking, whale, rock, dangerous, island, entrance, west, passage, narragansett, washington, county, rhode, island, locationwhale, rock, washington, county, rhode, island, uscoordinates41, 42towerconstructed1882, const. Whale Rock Light was a sparkplug lighthouse marking Whale Rock a dangerous island in the entrance to the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Washington County Rhode Island 1 2 Whale Rock LightLocationWhale Rock Washington County Rhode Island USCoordinates41 26 N 71 25 W 41 44 N 71 42 W 41 44 71 42TowerConstructed1882 Constructionbedrock foundation cast iron tower Shapeconical Markingswhite tower black lantern LightFirst lit1882 Deactivated1938 Lensfourth order Fresnel lens The rock is now marked by Whale Rock Lighted Gong Buoy 3 3 History editThe lighthouse was built on the rock in 1882 It was destroyed in the New England hurricane of 1938 when it was dislodged from its foundation killing keeper Walter Eberle Part of the lighthouse foundation remains and the remains of the lighthouse are underwater nearby 1 2 References edit a b Historic Light Station Information and Photography Rhode Island United States Coast Guard Historian s Office Archived from the original on 2017 05 01 a b Rowlett Russ 2009 10 03 Lighthouses of Rhode Island The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Light List Volume I Atlantic Coast St Croix River Maine to Shrewsbury River New Jersey PDF Light List United States Coast Guard 2013 p 177 nbsp This article about a building or structure in Rhode Island is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whale Rock Light amp oldid 1085089593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,