Digest>May/Jun 2013

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Even today, Newport, Rhode Island is known for its mansions and as a summer resort town. Notice the gigantic passenger steamships moored at the dock in the distance from the Newport Harbor, Goat Island Lighthouse. Ships like this were one of the reasons the lighthouse was built. (Lighthouse Digest archives.)
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The Lights of Goat Island – Both Still Standing
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