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Watch Hill Light House, 14 Lighthouse Road, (401) 596-7761, This is a beautiful place to visit! Be aware that there is no parking at the light house. Parking is located in town, and there is a 15 minute walk. Bring comfortable shoes! The light house is a nice place to visit in the winter, too. There is a great view of all three Watch Hill beaches and a view of the Connecticut coastline. If you don't mind breaking a few rules, you can risk driving on the private road to the light house, which passes through a small neighborhood of mansions. Drive slowly on this road, however, because it is only one lane and residents and visitors often walk here.
The lighthouse in Watch Hill was built not to guide ships at sea, but to warn residents of a naval attack. The original lighthouse was operational through the French and Indian war, and it is believed that the main tower was destroyed in a storm in 1781. The 35 foot tall light tower was rebuilt as an order of congress and its operation began again in 1808. By the 1850s much of the wooden structure of both the lighthouse and innkeepers residence were rotting away. It was decided that repairs of the old lighthouse would be too expensive, so the current lighthouse was constructed in 1856. The new structure is built of granite and brick. The light keeper’s house now contains 3 bedrooms, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a maintenance room and a cellar. The lighthouse has survived many storms including the Great New England Hurricane of September 21st, 1938 where waves were breaking over the top of the tower. The lighthouse was automated in 1986 and now serves as a museum. It can be found on the National Register of Historic Places.
Additional Lighthouse information: The station is open to the public year round, and offers great views of the ocean and Fishers Sound. A museum located in the fog signal building contains the fourth-order Fresnel lens used in the tower, but it is only open during the summer months.
Watch Hill Yacht Club, 1 Ford Road, (401) 596-4986, This is an exclusive club, but you can definitely take a walk along the water to look at all the beautiful yachts docked there. The yachts travel up to Watch Hill from as far as Florida! Many weddings are also held here, too.
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