Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
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Lighthouses
Here is a series of views of the Newport Harbor lighthouse taken on our trip in March 2011. It is on Goat Island, but should not be confused with the Goat Island Lighthouse near Kennebunkport, ME. On January 1st 1824, the first lighthouse on Goat Island was lit in a 20 foot tall stone tower, with a keepers cottage nearby. A new, twenty-nine foot tall stone lined granite tower was erected on the end of a purpose built dike and went into service in 1842. 1857 saw the installation of a new fourth-order Fresnel lens. A fog bell was added in 1873, and a change to a flashing white late came in 1906. By 1922, the light was electrified, and it was automated in 1963.
Today, the light remains in active service, but the area between the lighthouse and Goat Island has been leveled and there is now a hotel. The Coast Guard renovated the lighthouse in 1989. The Friends of Newport Harbor Light, part of the American Lighthouse Foundation, now lease the light from the Coast Guard. Since 2005, the light shows a fixed green light. Starting in 2006, further restoration work began including stripping and repainting the exterior.
Today, the light remains in active service, but the area between the lighthouse and Goat Island has been leveled and there is now a hotel. The Coast Guard renovated the lighthouse in 1989. The Friends of Newport Harbor Light, part of the American Lighthouse Foundation, now lease the light from the Coast Guard. Since 2005, the light shows a fixed green light. Starting in 2006, further restoration work began including stripping and repainting the exterior.
Newport Harbor (Goat Island) Lighthouse, RI
Two photographs taken from period postcards. The first, from 1905, a close-up showing the keeper's cottage that was built in 1864. It was badly damaged in 1922 when it was hit by a submarine! It has since been torn down. The second picture is from around the same time, it was actually posted in 1912, and shows the breakwater before the land was filled in. I love the tiny bi-plane in the foreground!
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