Musselbed Shoals

Year Built

1873 Rebuilt: 1879

Cost

$3,000

Type

Square house with integral tower

Height

35 feet

Location

South of Bristol Point at west entrance to Mount Hope Bay

Automated Year

Not Active

First Lit

1873

Lens Type

Sixth-order Fresnel lens

Fog Signal

Bell, sounding every 20 seconds

Year Deactivated

1938

Color

N/A

Last Keeper - Date

Patrick J. Brides (at least 1925 – at least 1935)

Description

Replaced by automatic light (flashing red every 6 seconds) on skeleton tower

Brief History

•  1875, The station was seriously damaged by the ice during the past winter, and the rebuilding of the beacon becomes a necessity.
•  In 1878, the lighthouse was removed from the stone pier and was taken ashore.
•  On January 5th, 1920 ice damaged the Musselbed Shoals lighthouse's foundation again.
•  In 1924, Musselbed Shoals first lighthouse was torn down and was replaced with a four room lighthouse.
•  After being severely damaged by the 1938 Hurricane, Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse was removed in 1939 and replaced by a light on a skeletal tower.