Lime Rock (island)
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Newport Harbor
- Geography :* Newport Beach, California* Newport Harbor High School, in Newport Beach, Orange County, California* Newport Harbor Light, in Newport, Rhode Island* Newport, Rhode Island* Newport, Pembrokeshire...
, in Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi2 , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago...
, in the state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. It was made famous by Ida Lewis
Ida Lewis (lighthouse keeper)
Idawalley Zorada Lewis was an American lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism.-Biography:...
, who was the lighthouse keeper of the tower built on it which is now known as Ida Lewis Light
Ida Lewis Light
Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is name after Ida Lewis, who was the lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911. She was celebrated for many acts of bravery in saving lives....
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