Hog Island Shoal Light, off of Hog Island, Rhode Island
Sparkplug style lighthouse built in 1886.
HOG ISLAND SHOAL LIGHT
Location: EAST PASSAGE NARRAGANSETT BAY
Station Established: 1886
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1901
Operational? YES
Automated? YES 1964
Deactivated: n/a
Foundation Materials: CAST IRON/GRANITE CAISSON
Construction Materials: CAST IRON
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE TOWER ON BLACK BASE "SPARK PLUG"
Relationship to Other Structure: INTEGRAL
Original Lens: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1901