1961 - SAKONNET POINT, RHODE ISLAND - SOLD AT AUCTION
The hurricanes of 1938 and 1954 badly damaged Sakonnet Light, and it was discontinued in 1954. Carl Haffenreffer bought the lighthouse at auction for $1,300 in 1961.
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