Pomham Rocks Light
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Pomham Rocks Light is a historic lighthouse
in the Providence River about 200 yards off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island
The light was established in 1871. The light was one of a group of New England
lighthouses built to the same plan after an award winning design by a Vermont architect. Nearly identical lights were constructed at Sabin Point
, Rose Island
, and Colchester Reef
. Pomham Lighthouse was deactivated from 1974 to 2006, but relighted on July 30, 2006. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Pomham Rocks Light Station on July 9, 1979, reference #79000001.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in the Providence River about 200 yards off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.-Geography:East Providence is located at ....
The light was established in 1871. The light was one of a group of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
lighthouses built to the same plan after an award winning design by a Vermont architect. Nearly identical lights were constructed at Sabin Point
Sabin Point Light
The Sabin Point Light was a lighthouse in the Providence River. It was removed as part of a channel-widening project in 1968.-History:This light was constructed in 1872 to mark a bend in the shipping channel southwest of Sabin Point. The Second Empire style house was constructed according to a plan...
, Rose Island
Rose Island Light
The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is located on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation preserves, maintains and operates the lighthouse....
, and Colchester Reef
Colchester Reef Light
The Colchester Reef Light in Vermont was a lighthouse off Colchester Point in Lake Champlain. It was moved to the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont in 1956....
. Pomham Lighthouse was deactivated from 1974 to 2006, but relighted on July 30, 2006. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Pomham Rocks Light Station on July 9, 1979, reference #79000001.