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Musselbed Shoals Light

(Mussel Shoals, Muscle Bed Shoals)

Near Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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This lighthouse no longer exists.

Location: In channel between Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay

Nearest town: Portsmouth

41 38 12 N
71 15 36 W

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Station established: 1873; Rebuilt: 1879; Discontinued: 1938

Height of focal plane: 35 feet; Optic: Sixth-order Fresnel

Characteristic: Fixed red

Fog signal: Bell, sounding every 20 seconds

Replaced by automatic light (flashing red every 6 seconds) on skeleton tower


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