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Notes:
The lighthouse was a wood A-frame dwelling with two lanterns that were displayed from windows at the east and west peaks of the structure. One light was fixed white, the other fixed red. In 1928 a single acetylene light on a skeleton tower next to the dwelling replaced the two earlier lights. In 1961 the Coast Guard hired Newport Demolition Company to destroy the structure and on July 12, 1961 it was burned to the ground. In 1969 the light on the skeletal tower was discontinued and it was hauled away by a Coast Guard helicopter. Remnants of the of the oil house are the only thing still standing on the island today. Height of Focal Plane: 44
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1887 Date Deactivated: 1928 Optics: Tubular lanterns. Fog Signal: 1887: Fog bell and striking apparatus. Current Use: Destroyed. Keepers: Frederick Purinton (or Purington) (1887-1894), Edward Sherman (1894), Adolph Obman (1894-1901), Thomas M. Nelson (1901-1903), George H. Porter (1903-1909), O. F. Kirby (1909-?), Joseph O. Bouley (1912-?), John (Jack) Larsen (1915-1923), Alfred Auger (1924-1926), George Denton, Jr. (c. 1927-?), James Gallen (c. 1930-1931), Michael Daley (?)
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