Point Judith Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in the town of Narragansett. It is at the confluence of two waterways making the area particularly dangerous for the abundant amount of ship traffic. It has gone through several major changes and upgrades since its completion in 1810, including repairs after the Great Gale of September 1815 which downed the upper tower as well as the keeper's house which no longer exists. Another major hurricane hit in September 1938 destroying much of the shoreline that helps protect the lighthouse. In 1899 the top half of the tower was painted brown as we see it today.

There are no longer keepers of the lighthouse. It is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard on what is now called Point Judith Coast Guard Station.

In 2013, a set of USPS stamps called "New England Coastal Lighthouses" featured Point Judith. It remains active today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some pretty elaborate cairns were built on the rocky shore at Point Judith.

Beavertail Lighthouse is in Jamestown on a strip of land shaped liked....yep, a beaver. The tail of the beaver is at the southern end where lies the lighthouse. The tower that stands today was built in 1856. It is an active light maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. It sits on the grounds of the Beavertail State Park.

Beavertail State Park

After leaving the lighthouse, I took a little side road off of Beavertail Road and came across thls pretty residential site.

Zeek's Creek is also on Beavertail Road. I think he's a carry-out seafood place. I liked his building.

Zeek's Creek sat on the edge of these wetlands where, in the far distance, were lots of white egrets.

An added bonus to the two lighthouses was this one sitting in Narragansett Bay by the Verazzano Bridge. It's called the Plum Beach Light, built in 1899, and is no longer active. When cars came into popularity, this shape lighthouse became known as sparkplug lighthouses.