Dutch Island Light

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Dutch Island Lighthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Dutch Island light in 2008 from Fort Getty Park in Jamestown
Location:	Jamestown, Rhode Island
Coordinates:	41°29′44″N 71°24′16″W / 41.49556, -71.40444Coordinates: 41°29′44″N 71°24′16″W / 41.49556, -71.40444
Built/Founded:	1857
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	February 25, 1988
NRHP Reference#:	87001701 ^[1]
MPS:	Lighthouses of Rhode Island TR
Governing body:	Private

Dutch Island Light postcard

Dutch Island Light is an historic lighthouse on Dutch Island off Jamestown, Rhode Island.

In 1825 the federal government acquired six acres at the southern end of the island, and on January 1, 1827, Dutch Island Light was established to mark the west passage of Narragansett Bay and to aid vessels entering Dutch Island Harbor. The first 30-foot tower was built of stones found on the island. The government constructed a new 42 foot brick tower in 1857 with a fog bell added in 1878.

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Dutch Island Lighthouse History
Lighthouse Details
Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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