Manager Lindsey Jones said it was built after accidents in the 1880s involving the town's pier. "A number of ships crashed into the pier and completely demolished it," she said. "I think on this ...

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Tended the light more than 50 years. When she died in 1911, the bells of vessels in Newport tolled all night. Lime Rock Lighthouse was built in 1853 on Lime Rock, located about 200 yards offshore.