1. Lighthouses of North Carolina Lauren Gliot

2. Functions of Lighthouses 1.Warn of Dangerous Objects 2.Navigation of Waterways 3.Essential for Trade/Business

4. History Shallow Waters Plague Settlers Blackbeard Hid Goods Here BEAUFORTCOUNTYBEAUFORTCOUNTY

5. History Settlers Built Fires on Shore Whale Oil or Coal Used First

6. Lighthouses of North Carolina 1.Bald Head Island (Cape Fear River) 2.Shell Castle (Ocracoke Inlet) 3.Cape Hatterras (Outer Banks) 4.Cape Lookout (Beaufort) 5.Ocracoke (Replaced Shell) 6.Bodie Island 7.Currituck Beach 8.Oak Island

7. Bald Head Island “Old Baldie” 1795 Built – Eroded and Replaced in 1817 for $15,915.45 – Powered by 15 Lamps (Whale Oil) Soft, Red Bricks, Sand and Lime – Some from original building 110 Feet Tall During Civil War Dimmed and Red – Changed back to White Used for Military Deactivated in 1935

8. Shell Castle Developed to establish safe trade routes Built on Top of Interlaced Oyster Shells No Longer Exists

9. Cape Hatteras “The Big Barbie Pole” Tallest in the Nation – Symbol of North Carolina Can be seen for 20 miles Active Over 100 Years 1,250,000 Bricks Delivered by Oxen from Virginia 196 Feet Tall Foundation of Pine Moved in 1999

10. Cape Lookout Authorized by US Congress $20,678.54 Wood Frame with Brick Stairs 1857 - Congress gives $45,000 to build a new lighthouse The Confederacy Hides Lens Used By Coastguard Becomes a National Park

11. Ocracoke North Carolina General Assembly Passed an Act to Build – 1790 – Federal Government Delays $11,359.35 65 Feet Tall Brick and Plaster Can Be Seen 14 Miles 1946 – Went Automated US Coast Guard Owns National Park Service Maintains

12. Bodie Island “Body” – Many Shipwrecks Congress Gives $5000 (1837) 54 Feet Tall Sunk and Tilted From Leaks Quickly Abandoned Rebuilt After Civil War (Huge Loss = $133,000) Geese Fly Into Lens 18 Days After Complete

13. Currituck Red Brick 158 Feet Tall Can Be Seen 18 Miles Red Brick Left Unpainted Still in Use

14. Oak Island 1958 $110,000 153 Feet Tall – Stands on a Riser 169 Feet Tall No Spiral Staircase – Series of Ship Ladders 3 Different Colored Cements Owned by Caswell Beach Maintained by US Coast Guard

15. Bibliography "Bodie Island Lighthouse." LighthouseFriends. N.p., 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. "Cape Hatteras Lighthouse." Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Coastal Guide, 2011. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. "History: The Currituck Beack Light Station." Currituck Beack LIght Station. Outerbanks Conservationlists, 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. "Lighthouse, Lifesavers, and Soldiers." OldBaldy.com. SageIsland.com, 2008. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. "North Carolina Lighthouses." North Carolina Lighthouses. NC Beaches Inc., 2007. Web. 06 Sept. 2014..

16. Bibliography "Oak Island Lighthouse." Oak Island Lighthouse. N.p., 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. "Ocracoke Island Lighthouse." Carolina Lights. N.p., 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. United States. National Park Service. "Lighthouse History Timeline." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 04 Sept. 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014.. Williams, Shane. "Currituck Beach Lighthouse." North Carolina History Project :. John Locke Foundation, 2014. Web. 06 Sept. 2014..