Tidepieces - Watch Hill Light Rhode Island Tide Clock - NAVY

Handcrafted by local artisan, Alan Winick, this tide clock has the image of Watch Hill Light in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, with the Atlantic tide that rises and falls as the actual tide in your location goes from high to low. The Watch Hill Lighthouse in Watch Hill, Rhode Island has served as a nautical beacon for ships since 1745, when the Rhode Island colonial government erected a watchtower and beacon during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. The original structure was destroyed in a 1781 storm, and plans were discussed to build a new lighthouse to mark the eastern entrance to Fishers Island Sound and to warn mariners of a dangerous reef southwest of Watch Hill.     President Thomas Jefferson signed an act to build the lighthouse in 1806, and construction was completed in 1807. The first lighthouse stood 35 feet (11 m) tall. In 1827, a rotating light was installed to differentiate it from the Stonington Harbor Light in Connecticut.  Erosion forced the lighthouse to