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Gould Island Light

(Gould's Island Light)

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

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This lighthouse no longer exists.

Location: North end of Gould Island, near Conanicut Island, Narragansett Bay

Nearest town: Jamestown

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Station established: 1889

Replaced by skeleton tower in 1947; razed in 1960.

Construction material: Brick

Height of tower: 30 feet; Height of focal plane: 52 feet

Original optic: Fifth-order Fresnel

Related sites:

Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island

Narragansett Bay: A Friend's Perspective - The Islands

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