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1664:expanding it
1657:
1611:expanding it
1604:
1558:expanding it
1550:Rhode Island
1539:
1531:
1459:New Shoreham
1454:Narragansett
1348:Burrillville
1291:West Warwick
1096:Stone Bridge
1025:Narragansett
942:Major rivers
869:Gould Island
849:Dutch Island
719:Poplar Point
714:Pomham Rocks
709:Point Judith
708:
694:Nayatt Point
669:Gould Island
664:Dutch Island
634:Brenton Reef
598:Rhode Island
529:
519:
511:the original
501:
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363:Point Judith
355:Rhode Island
346:
345:
232:Fresnel lens
219:Focal height
133:Construction
84:41°21′39.7″N
1511:NRHP portal
1439:Charlestown
1264:Kent County
914:Rose Island
909:Rock Island
884:Hope Island
864:Goat Island
854:Dyer Island
734:Sabin Point
729:Rose Island
649:Castle Hill
594:Lighthouses
117:Constructed
99: /
74:Coordinates
1703:Categories
1423:Woonsocket
1418:Smithfield
1408:Providence
1363:Cumberland
1327:Portsmouth
1317:Middletown
1245:Barrington
1222:Washington
1217:Providence
1045:Providence
1040:Portsmouth
1020:Middletown
990:Barrington
924:Whale Rock
879:Hog Island
859:Fox Island
754:Whale Rock
749:Watch Hill
704:Plum Beach
674:Gull Rocks
619:Beavertail
446:References
193:Fog signal
125:Foundation
87:71°28′53″W
30:Lighthouse
1449:Hopkinton
1403:Pawtucket
1378:Glocester
1307:Jamestown
1015:Jamestown
889:Lime Rock
659:Conimicut
425:in 1988.
414:octagonal
410:hurricane
252:Occulting
211:First lit
141:Automated
1501:Category
1479:Westerly
1469:Richmond
1413:Scituate
1383:Johnston
1358:Cranston
1332:Tiverton
1271:Coventry
1000:Cranston
739:Sakonnet
554:Archived
429:See also
327:88000279
177:Heritage
165:Markings
63:Location
1388:Lincoln
1322:Newport
1281:Warwick
1250:Bristol
1212:Newport
1202:Bristol
1064:Bridges
1055:Warwick
1030:Newport
995:Bristol
817:Islands
744:Warwick
1444:Exeter
1373:Foster
1255:Warren
1145:Topics
1050:Warren
606:Main:
149:Height
1552:is a
489:(PDF)
302:Built
238:Range
206:Light
157:Shape
112:Tower
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1660:stub
1607:stub
1554:stub
1207:Kent
305:1857
227:Lens
214:1857
144:1954
120:1810
1544:in
596:of
322:No.
311:MPS
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