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2 unusual facts about Block Island


Vineyard Race

After rounding the tower they must leave Block Island to starboard before heading back into the Sound.

William Paine Sheffield, Sr.

Born in New Shoreham (on Block Island), he completed preparatory studies, attended Kingston Academy, and graduated from the law department of Harvard University in 1843; he was admitted to the bar in 1844 and commenced practice in Newport.


Nautical chart

A similar incident involving a passenger ship occurred in 1992 when the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 struck a submerged rock off Block Island in the Atlantic Ocean.


see also

WBLQ

WMNP, a radio station (99.3 FM) licensed to Block Island, Rhode Island, United States, which used the call sign WBLQ from 1988 to 1996

WCRI

WCRI-FM, a radio station (95.9 FM) licensed to Block Island, Rhode Island, United States