Whale Rock Light

Whale Rock Light was a sparkplug lighthouse marking Whale Rock, a dangerous island in the entrance to the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Washington [County, Rhode Island].
The rock is now marked by Whale Rock Lighted Gong Buoy 3.

History

The lighthouse was built on the rock in 1882.
It was destroyed in the 1938 [New England hurricane|New England hurricane of 1938] when it was dislodged from its foundation, killing keeper Walter Eberle.
Part of the lighthouse foundation remains and the remains of the lighthouse are underwater nearby.