Lighthouses of North Carolina

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Lighthouses of North Carolina

Bald Head Island Lighthouse Nicknamed “Old Baldy” Oldest lighthouse in N.C. Completed in 1818 108 ft. high Guards the mouth of Cape Fear River Replaced in 1958 by the Oak Island Lighthouse

Ocracoke Island Lighthouse Oldest operating Lighthouse in N.C. Completed in 1823 Second oldest Lighthouse in N.C. 76 ft. high

Cape Hatteras Cape Lookout Cape Fear

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Most famous lighthouse in N.C. Tallest brick lighthouse in the world 212 ft. tall Completed in 1870 Light can be seen 20 miles out in the ocean.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Guards the treacherous Diamond Shoals “Graveyard of the Atlantic” Once in danger of eroding into the ocean Originally built 300 yards from ocean Moved to safety in 1999

Cape Hatteras

“The Graveyard of the Atlantic” Diamond Shoals Cape Hatteras

Diamond Shoals Lightship LV-71: The First of Six Lightships at Diamond Shoals 1897—1918 Sunk during Word War I by a German U-Boat (Submarine)

Diamond Shoals Lightship 1947—1966 Replaced by the Diamond Shoals Light Tower

Diamond Shoals Lightship 1947—1966 Replaced by the Diamond Shoals Light Tower

Diamond Shoals Light Tower Completed in 1966 Automated in 1977 Deactivated in 2001

Diamond Shoals Light Tower

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse The Move

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

The Moving of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Lookout Lighthouse Completed in 1859 150 ft. high Became a prototype for other lighthouses in N.C. Light can be seen for 19 miles Replaced older Cape Lookout Lighthouse built in 1812

Bodie Island Lighthouse Completed in 1872 Cape Lookout’s twin 150 ft. high Light can be seen for 19 miles Replaced older Bodie Island Lighthouse

Currituck Beach Lighthouse Completed in 1875 Identical to Bodie Island and Cape Lookout Not painted – natural red brick Sometimes called the Corolla Light

Mouth of Cape Fear River Wilmington Cape Fear River Oak Island Lighthouse Bald Head Island Lighthouse Mouth of Cape Fear River Cape Fear Frying Pan Shoals Silt and Sand

Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower Constructed in 1966 Automated in 1979 Deactivated in 2003 Now serves as a Bed and Breakfast

Oak Island Lighthouse Completed in 1958 Paint mixed with concrete so it will never have to be painted Has brightest lights of any lighthouse in the world Guards the mouth of the Cape Fear River and the dangerous Frying Pan Shoals Replaced the Bald Head Island Lighthouse