Sakonnet Lighthouse, Little Cormorant Rock, Rhode Island #1
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Sakonnet Lighthouse, Little Cormorant Rock, Rhode Island #1
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Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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Sakonnet Lighthouse is a cylindrical, cast-iron tower that sits atop a cast-iron, concrete-filled caisson foundation. Situated beneath the lantern room, the top deck of the tower functions as a watchroom, while the four lower decks serve as living quarters and storage. Getting to and from the lighthouse was often difficult and sometimes impossible due to the heavy seas. The tower was cold and damp during winter. A violent storm in August 1924 swept the station’s boats away, damaged the boat dock, and broke the windows in the tower. William Durfee, the keeper on duty at the time, saw waves breaking on the main galley’s roof, and spray easily reaching above the top of the lantern room, seventy-five feet above sea level. The force of the waves shook the station to its foundation.
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October 2nd, 2017
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