Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse [Mussel Shoals, Muscle Bed Shoals]
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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Location: In the channel between Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay
Coordinates: 41 38 12 N 71 15 36 W View Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse in a larger map |
This lighthouse no longer exists.
Station established: 1873 'Rebuilt: 1879 Discontinued: 1938 Height of focal plane: 35 feet Optic: Sixth-order Fresnel lens Characteristic: Fixed red Fog signal: Bell, sounding every 20 seconds Replaced by automatic light (flashing red every 6 seconds) on skeleton tower Previous lighthouse: Prudence Island Light Next lighthouse: Rose Island Light |