Conimicut Light , built in 1883, is a historic sparkplug lighthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island . The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The lighthouse is said to be in "relatively good condition."
6-416: The lighthouse was built in 1883 using pneumatic caisson engineering. The light replaced an earlier 1868 light. Conimicut Lighthouse was automated in the 1960s and was one of the last acetylene gas powered lights to switch to electricity. The City of Warwick acquired the light in 2004. Initially the city planned to restore the lighthouse, but a federal grant for this purpose failed to come through. Subsequently,
12-478: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Providence River The Providence River is a tidal river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . It flows approximately 8 miles (13 km). There are no dams along the river's length, although the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is located south of downtown to protect the city of Providence from damaging tidal floods. The southern part of
18-534: The city is considering various plans, including leasing it to a tourism company to be converted into a bed-and-breakfast inn. This location marks the mouth of the Providence River as it empties into Narragansett Bay . This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Registered Historic Place in Kent County , Rhode Island
24-778: The city of East Providence and the town of Barrington lie to the east. At the narrows between Conimicut Point, in Warwick to the west and Nayatt Point in Barrington to the east, the Conimicut Shoal Lighthouse marks the entrance to the river from Narragansett Bay . Since the late 1990s, the Providence River has been known for gondola rides, which can be enjoyed by tourists and locals daily in season. Providence's three gondolas and one sandolo are hand made in Italy Below
30-626: The original boundary between the English New England colonies and the Dutch colony of New Netherland . The river is formed by the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers in downtown Providence. One half mile downstream, it is joined from the east by the Seekonk River and continues south. The cities of Providence, Cranston , and Warwick lie to the west of the river, while
36-521: The river has been dredged at a cost of $ 65 million in federal and state funds to benefit nearby marinas and commercial shipping interests. The Dutch called the Providence River the Nassau River . It was the northeastern limit of Dutch claims in the colonial era, owing to Adriaen Block 's exploration of Narragansett Bay, from 1614 until the Hartford Treaty of 1650. It can, therefore, be regarded as
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