First Lit: Oct 1, 1872;   Rebuilt: 1876;   Deactivated: 1938
at Position: N 41° 44.2', W 71° 21.9' Nautical Chart
Providence River, Providence, Rhode Island

Notes: (1) Various Structures were built at Bullock’s Point to mark the hazardous shoals in the Providence River close to the shipping channel.      A Daymark was built circa 1850.  Due to the increased shipping of manufacturing goods and passenger navigation since 1866, a ongoing program upgraded navigation aids in the Narragansett Bay and the Providence River near Providence Harbor, a busy port between Sassafras Point and Fox Point, in the early 1870s by establishing new Lighthouses at Sassafras Point, Fuller Rock, Pomham Rocks, Sabin Point, and Bullocks Point.      In 1872, a Portable Beacon was located on a granite pier.  From 1872 to 1876, Light-keeper Joseph Bower tended the beacon at Bullocks Point and Sabin Point Lighthouse.      In 1876, a Victorian Lighthouse was built with a Lantern room on top of the roof.  The new Lighthouse exhibited a Fixed Red Light illuminated by a Sixth-order Fresnel lens 50-feet above sea level. U.S. Coast Guard Photograph of Bullocks Point Light (2) 1939 Optic: 375 mm lens, 140 cp. (3) One Keeper was responsible for both Bullocks Point Light and Sabin Point Light from 1872 to 1876. (4) The Lighthouse and the pier was severely damaged by the Great Hurricane of September 21, 1938 and the Lighthouse was demolished soon afterwards. Replaced by a Skeleton Tower, 540 feet east of channel. Aid No. 18345/J0592 at Position: N 41° 44.2', W 71° 21.9' Public Access: Characteristic: Present Optic: Day-mark: Tower Height: Current Use:    No Oc W 4s [Occulting White Light every 4 seconds] Automated Solar Powered Lens NR on skeleton tower ? feet;   Height of focal plane: 29 feet;   Range: 6 nautical miles Active aid to navigation, U.S. Coast Guard

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