# Point Judith Light

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**Point Judith Light** is located on the west side of the entrance to [Narragansett Bay](/source/Narragansett_Bay), [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island) as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to [Block Island Sound](/source/Block_Island_Sound).[2][3][4] The confluence of two waterways make this area busy with water traffic and the waters around [Point Judith](/source/Point_Judith) are very cold and dangerous. Historically, even with active lighthouses, there have been many shipwrecks off these coasts.

Three light structures have been built on this site. The original 35-foot (11-metre) tower, built in 1810, was destroyed by a [hurricane](/source/Hurricane) in 1815. It was replaced in 1816, by another 35-foot stone tower with a revolving light and ten lamps. The present [octagonal](/source/Octagon) granite tower was built in 1856. The upper half of the tower is painted brown and the lower half white to make the light structure a more effective daymark for maritime traffic. In 1871, ship captains asked that Point Judith's fog signal be changed from a horn to whistle. This change distinguished the Point Judith light from the [Beavertail Lighthouse](/source/Beavertail_Lighthouse), which used a siren to announce fog. A whistle could also be heard more distinctly over the sounds of the surf in the area. Point Judith Light was automated in 1954, and was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1988.

## See also

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_County,_Rhode_Island)

## References

1. 2012-10-31.

## External links

- [NPS - Historic light stations - Point Judith Light](http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptjudith.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20051226125944/http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptjudith.htm) 2005-12-26 at the Wayback Machine

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