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Notes:
Sabin Point Light was built to mark a sharp turn in the main ship channel in the Providence River. In 1968 the lighthouse was discontinued and its lantern and Fresnel lens were removed and carted away on a barge. Then, on July 4th of that year, as part of an Independence Day Celebration, the East Providence Fire Department set the historic lighthouse ablaze, completely destroying it.
The whereabouts of the lens and the lantern remain a mystery to this day. Height of Focal Plane: 49 Description of Tower: Octagonal tower on roof of wooden keeper's house.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1872 Date Deactivated: 1968 Optics: Sixth order Fresnel lens. Fog Signal: Fog bell. Current Use: Destroyed. Keepers: Joseph Bowes (1872-1875); John Weeden (1875-1911); ? Weeden (c. 1911-1916); Charles Whitford (1916-1943), Everett W. Quinn (c. mid-1940s), John F. Morris (Coast Guard, c. mid-1950s)
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