LIGHTHOUSE LICENSE PLATE: SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS
Rhode Islanders are fortunate to live in a state with 21 lighthouses. You can show your pride for our maritime heritage everywhere you go by ordering a vibrant Pomham Rocks Lighthouse license plate.
The plate features the red-roofed white light station with a bright sunset background glowing with deep hues of blue, yellow and orange. The design is based on a vintage postcard from the turn of the century and shows the 1871 lighthouse high on a rocky island off the coast of Riverside. The Lighthouse has been fully restored inside and out with historical accuracy. The onsite museum preserves the history of not only Pomham, but of five other lighthouses along the Providence River. Visitors on summer boat tours can observe the antique Fresnel lens and climb to the top of the 42-foot tower for a panoramic view of Narragansett Bay.
Rhode Islanders can order the colorful plates from the RI Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Unlike some other charity license plates, the Pomham Rocks plate is available for up to six-digit registrations. The cost is $43.50 for a set of plates, with $20 going to the volunteer organization to support restoration and preservation of the century-and-a-half-year-old lighthouse. Proceeds from the sale of plates will be used to fund continued restoration and preservation projects.
Individuals can order plates directly on the DMV website at https://www.ri.gov/DMV/plate_remake/. Those who do not have internet access can request a copy of the license plate application from Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, Attn: License Plate, P.O. Box 15121, Riverside, RI. 02915. A completed order form and copy of your registration can be mailed, with a check for $43.50, payable to RIDMV, to Division of Motor Vehicles Plate Office, 600 New London Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920. Your Pomham Rocks Lighthouse plates will be mailed to your home.
A chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation, Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is reaching out to all Rhode Islanders to support this unique state landmark. The Lighthouse was built in 1871 on a half-acre island off the coast of Riverside to protect mariners as the shipping traffic increased to the Port of Providence. It is the last surviving lighthouse of the four that once protected East Providence and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.