Sassafras Point Light

Sassafras Point Light
postcard image of light
Map
LocationProvidence River off Sassafras Point
Coordinates41°48′1.55″N 71°23′31.41″W / 41.8004306°N 71.3920583°W / 41.8004306; -71.3920583[1]
Tower
Foundationgranite pier[4]
ConstructionWood[4]
Height14 feet (4.3 m)[3]
Shapehexagonal pyramidal tower[4]
Light
First lit1872[2]
Deactivated1912[2]
Focal height25 feet (7.6 m)[2]
Lenssixth order Fresnel lens[2]
CharacteristicF R Edit this on Wikidata

The Sassafras Point Light was a lighthouse that stood in the Providence, Rhode Island harbor approaches. It was deactivated in 1912 and no longer exists.

  1. ^ Church, Earl (1920). Triangulation in Rhode Island. Government Printing Office. p. 40. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sassafras Point Lighthouse". Jeremy D'Entremont. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  3. ^ "Sassafras Point Lighthouse". R. Holmes. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  4. ^ a b c Geake, Robert A. (2013). A History of the Providence River. History Press. p. 80. ISBN 9781609499020. Retrieved 2014-01-14.[permanent dead link]