LOCATION FILE
Rose Island Lighthouse
FOLLOWNewport, RI
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A lighthouse on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay, first lit in 1870 and made obsolete by the Newport Pell Bridge in 1970. After years vacant it was restored and reopened in the 1990s as a museum, with rooms available for overnight stays on the 18-acre island, which also holds a former military fort.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Reports include footsteps on the tower stairs near midnight, disembodied voices, and activity attributed to a former keeper and to those once quarantined on the island.
VISITING
Open as a museum with limited overnight lodging, reached by boat.
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