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stands today. In 1851, it was transported to Prudence Island where it remains. It is one of the few lighthouses in the United States to retain its original
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The lighthouse keeper, George Theodore Gustavus (1884–1976), was also swept into the sea, but was swept back ashore and survived.
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Ellen Wyatt; 1870–1938) – both of whom had sought refuge at the lighthouse residence.
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and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state. Sandy Point is nicknamed
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The lighthouse keeper's house was swept away in the
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Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Coordinates
41°36′21.1″N 71°18′12.7″W / 41.605861°N 71.303528°W / 41.605861; -71.303528
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Fog signal
Fresnel lens
Characteristic
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

MPS
88000270
Prudence Island
Rhode Island
Goat Island
Newport Harbor Light
bird-cage lantern
National Register of Historic Places
1938 New England hurricane
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
United States Coast Guard

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