Beavertail State Park - State/Provincial Parks on Waymarking.com

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The first Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1749 and was the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, third in the country following the 1716 Boston Harbor light and the 1746 Great Point light on Nantucket. Although this wooden tower was burned to the ground just four years later, the rubble tower which replaced it lasted until the present granite lighthouse was constructed in 1856. The base of the older tower was exposed by the Hurricane of 1938, and today is marked by a granite plaque erected by the Jamestown Historical Society.

Known for many years as the Newport Light, the Beavertail beacon was first to witness the triangular trade which contributed to Newport's prominence before the Revolution, when ships carried molasses, rum, and slaves between the colonies, the West Indies and Africa. The British damaged the building in their retreat from Rhode Island in 1779, but a few years later, the light was reactivated to guide vessels of Rhode Island merchants engaged in the trade of China.

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Park Type: Day Use Activities: Picnic Area, Scenic Overlooks, Public Gardens Park Fees: 0.00 (listed in local currency) Background: PREVIOUS OWNER: United States Navy, Fort Burnside, named in honor of Major General Ambrose C. Burnside, United States Army Date Established?: April 9, 1980 Link to Park: [Web Link] Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed Rating: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/27/2009 Downy288 visited it